Chest Tomb to John Nicholas 1 Metre South of South Chapel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to John Nicholas 1 Metre South of South Chapel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- brooding-latch-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 088 526
- Coordinates
- 51.26244, -0.44153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dedicated to John Nicholas, is located 1 metre south of the south chapel of the Church of St Mary. It was constructed in 1742 and is made of stone. The tomb has a rectangular shape with semi-circular ends, featuring panelled sides and a hipped type lid. It is surrounded by a railed enclosure that includes central and angle standards topped with urn finials.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to John Nicholas 1 Metre South of South Chapel of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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