5 Chest Tombs at South East Corner of Church of St John the Baptist 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.
5 Chest Tombs at South East Corner of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- knotted-parapet-claret
- 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
- 5 Chest Tombs at South East Corner of Church of St John the Baptist, Northend, Batheaston
- OS grid reference
- ST 777 679
- Coordinates
- 51.40971, -2.32115
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
At the south-east corner of the Church of St. John the Baptist, there are five chest tombs dating from the 18th century and early 19th century. These tombs are made of Bath stone ashlar and sandstone, with most featuring panelled sides and a moulded cornice. The first tomb has corner balusters and inscribed panels, dated 1789 and attributed to Davis, which includes fluted and decorated corner pilasters. The second tomb, from 1800 and attributed to Fisher, has panels with pilaster strips. The third tomb, dated 1813 and attributed to Cottle, features plain, large panels. The fourth tomb includes large inscribed panels. This group of tombs significantly enhances the setting of the church.
Local climate
5 Chest Tombs at South East Corner of Church of St John the Baptist 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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