Chest Tomb About 5 Metres North West of Church of St Augustine is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1987. A Early 16th Century Tomb.
Chest Tomb About 5 Metres North West of Church of St Augustine
- WRENN ID
- still-belfry-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early 16th Century
- OS grid reference
- TR 332 459
- Coordinates
- 51.16556, 1.33561
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the early 16th century, is located about 5 meters northwest of the Church of St Augustine. It features a moulded stone slab resting on low brick side walls, resembling a raised tomb stone rather than a traditional chest. It is said to have been placed here according to the will of William Forestall, who died in 1534, for people to sit on while waiting for the priest. The tomb is included for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 5 Metres North West of Church of St Augustine receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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