Brett Tomb 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Brett Tomb 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- tall-vault-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 137 646
- Coordinates
- 51.36982, -0.36687
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brett tomb, located 8 yards south of the south aisle of Christ Church in Esher, is a Grade II listed canopied rectangular chest tomb dedicated to William Balliol Brett, who died in 1899. Designed by F.J. Williamson, the tomb is made of stone and features a moulded plinth with a canopy supported by four angle compound piers that have a quatrefoil section and foliage capitals. The canopy is adorned with cresting and has a rib-vaulted underside. It includes a central roundel and a coat of arms. The tomb depicts a recumbent figure of Brett in his robes as Master of the Rolls, alongside his wife, Viscountess Esher.
Local climate
Brett Tomb 8 Yards South of South Aisle of Christ 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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