Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1984. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- grim-casement-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 667 760
- Coordinates
- 51.47945, -1.04031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 6 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a moulded base and cornice that lead to a chamfered top. The inscription on the tomb was illegible at the time of the last survey. It is included in the listing for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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