Group of 5 Chest Tombs 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 16 August 1983. Tombs.
Group of 5 Chest Tombs to South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- silver-storey-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- Group of 5 Chest Tombs to South of Nave of Church of St Mary, Speen Lane
- OS grid reference
- SU 455 678
- Coordinates
- 51.40743, -1.34704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs is located about 15 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. Mary. These tombs date from the late 18th century to the late 19th century.
Tomb A is from the early 19th century and is made of ashlar, featuring fluted corner balusters and a flat top. Tomb B, dated 1849, is also made of ashlar and has a moulded top. Tomb C, from 1886, is constructed of ashlar with a moulded base, battered sides, and a dentil cornice. Tomb D dates to the late 18th century and is made of ashlar, featuring a moulded base and top with recessed panels. Finally, Tomb E, dated 1785, is made of marble and has a moulded top and base, recessed panels with corner balusters, and incised lining.
Local climate
Group of 5 Chest Tombs to South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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