5 Tombchests in St Stephen's Churchyard, 2 to Mary and Charles Fielder 1788 and 1795, 2 to East, to Robert Browning 1791 and C1800 to Scares Family and 1 to North East of Church to Robert Locke 1720 is a Grade II listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Tombchests.
5 Tombchests in St Stephen's Churchyard, 2 to Mary and Charles Fielder 1788 and 1795, 2 to East, to Robert Browning 1791 and C1800 to Scares Family and 1 to North East of Church to Robert Locke 1720
- WRENN ID
- north-chamber-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Winchester
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Tombchests
- Address
- 5 Tombchests in St Stephen's Churchyard, 2 to Mary and Charles Fielder 1788 and 1795, 2 to East, to Robert Browning 1791 and C1800 to Scares Family and 1 to North East of Church to Robert Locke 1720, Sparsholt
- OS grid reference
- SU 435 312
- Coordinates
- 51.07865, -1.37966
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are five tombchests located in St Stephen's Churchyard, dating from the 18th century. Most of these are made of Portland stone. Two tombchests are situated about 10 meters west of the church, one commemorating Mary Fielder from 1788 and the other for Charles Fielder from 1795. To the east of the chancel, there are two more tombchests: one for Robert Browning from 1791 and another for the Scares family, dating from around 1800. Finally, to the northeast of the chancel, there is a tombchest for Robert Locke, which dates back to 1720.
Local climate
5 Tombchests in St Stephen's Churchyard, 2 to Mary and Charles Fielder 1788 and 1795, 2 to East, to Robert Browning 1791 and C1800 to Scares Family and 1 to North East of Church to Robert Locke 1720 receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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