Chest Tomb 1 Metre West of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb 1 Metre West of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- white-alcove-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 900 393
- Coordinates
- 51.14658, -0.71345
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located 1 metre west of the Church of St. Michael. It is made of stone and sits on a moulded plinth. The tomb features panelled sides with bead mouldings along the edges and recessed balusters at the corners. The flat lid has a moulded edge. This tomb is part of a notable group of chest tombs situated to the south-west and west of the church.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 1 Metre West of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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