Chest Tomb 1 Metre South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb 1 Metre South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- rough-pediment-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 901 393
- Coordinates
- 51.14654, -0.71314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located 1 metre south of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of white stone and sits on a moulded stepped plinth. The tomb features chamfered corners and a gadroon-type top with deep flutes at the angles. The main body of the chest has a slight batter towards the top and is supported by paired lion feet at the corners. Additionally, there is a moulded edge along the raised ridge and a flame finial on top.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 1 Metre South of Chancel of 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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