Group of Six Chest Tombs at South West Corner 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.

Group of Six Chest Tombs at South West Corner of Parish Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
hidden-chimney-poplar
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
Address
Group of Six Chest Tombs at South West Corner of Parish Church of St Nicholas, Mill Lane, Bathampton
OS grid reference
ST 777 665
Coordinates
51.39733, -2.32182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This group of six chest tombs is located at the south-west corner of the Parish Church of St. Nicholas in Bathampton. They date from the mid to late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of ashlar stone. Each tomb features panelled sides and a moulded cornice. The first tomb, created between 1786 and 1796, is attributed to Atkinson of Bath; the second, from 1793 to 1796, is by Smith of Bath; the third, dating from 1788 to 1805, is by Elkington of Bath; the fourth is from 1819 and attributed to Wright; the fifth is also panelled; and the sixth features corner balusters and carved foliage along with a frieze with paterae. These chest tombs represent a significant collection of classical and traditional local tomb designs and enhance the setting of the church.

Local climate

Group of Six Chest Tombs at South West Corner 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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