2 Chest Tombs in St Nicholas Churchyard,Thomas Webb and Elizabeth Simonds, 3 Metres South of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Wokingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. Tomb.
2 Chest Tombs in St Nicholas Churchyard,Thomas Webb and Elizabeth Simonds, 3 Metres South of Church
- WRENN ID
- little-casement-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wokingham
- Constituency
- Wokingham MP: Clive Jones (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 794 729
- Coordinates
- 51.45007, -0.85736
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard of St Nicholas, approximately 3 metres south of the church. These tombs are listed as grade II and date from the 18th century. The nearest tomb, which belongs to Thomas Webb, was constructed around 1751, while the other tomb, for Elizabeth Simonds, dates to around 1762. Both tombs feature a brick base with stone capping.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs in St Nicholas Churchyard,Thomas Webb and Elizabeth Simonds, 3 Metres South of Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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