Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-basalt-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 645 679
- Coordinates
- 51.40693, -1.07379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 1 metre to the east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Sulhamstead Abbots. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded base and top. The tomb has two fielded side panels and a single fielded end panel. The inscription on the tomb was illegible at the time of the last survey. It was formerly enclosed by railings.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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