Chest Tomb Immediately to West of North Porch, Parish Church of St Swithun's 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 Immediately to West of North Porch, Parish Church of St Swithun's
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- 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
- Chest Tomb Immediately to West of North Porch, Parish Church of St Swithun's, Church Street, Bathford
- OS grid reference
- ST 787 666
- Coordinates
- 51.39827, -2.30617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located immediately to the west of the north porch of the Parish Church of St. Swithun's dates from 1770. It is constructed of ashlar and features panelled sides along with a moulded cornice. The tomb has panelled corner pilasters, a frieze, and an oval central panel. The chest tombs in Bathford Churchyard are a notable and extensive collection of classical and traditional local tomb designs, significantly enhancing the church's setting.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Immediately to West of North Porch, Parish Church of St Swithun's 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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