Moore Chest Tomb 22 Yards South of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Surrey Heath local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. A 18th century Tomb.
Moore Chest Tomb 22 Yards South of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- noble-sandstone-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Surrey Heath
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath MP: Dr Al Pinkerton (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SU 973 617
- Coordinates
- 51.34672, -0.6032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Moore Chest Tomb, located 22 yards south of the Church of St. Lawrence, is a Grade II listed structure dedicated to Sarah Moore, who died in 1768. The tomb features a stone plinth with a stepped base and raised panelled sides that have recessed angle piers decorated with vermiculated bands. The lid is made of grey stone, inscribed and adorned with a Coat of Arms on top, and has a moulded edge. It was noted that the tomb is broken on the south side as observed during the time of re-survey.
Local climate
Moore Chest Tomb 22 Yards South of Church of St Lawrence sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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