Chest Tomb, 5 Yards to South West of Tower of Parish Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1983. Tomb.

Chest Tomb, 5 Yards to South West of Tower of Parish Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
dim-cinder-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1983
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 776 665
Coordinates
51.39736, -2.32198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located 5 yards to the south-west of the tower of the Parish Church of St. Nicholas, dates from the late 18th century. It is made of ashlar and has an oval shape. The tomb features inscribed panels, though the inscriptions are illegible, and is topped with a moulded cornice. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of classical and traditional local tomb forms, enhancing the setting of the church.

Local climate

Chest Tomb, 5 Yards to South West of Tower of Parish Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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