Chest Tomb of Admiral Russell Approximately 18 Metres East of Parish Church of Canford Magna is a Grade II listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb of Admiral Russell Approximately 18 Metres East of Parish Church of Canford Magna
- WRENN ID
- scarred-dormer-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SZ 032 988
- Coordinates
- 50.78884, -1.95562
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of Admiral Russell, dated 1821, is located approximately 18 metres east of the Parish Church of Canford Magna. This tomb commemorates Admiral Russell, who was the former Commander of the North Sea Fleet. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features iron railings. The tomb has a wide base with a moulded plinth and top, surrounded by railings with corner finials. Inside, there is a rectangular plinth with panelled sides and sunken ovals at the ends, an inscription, and an urn adorned with a swag on top.
Local climate
Chest Tomb of Admiral Russell Approximately 18 Metres East of Parish Church of Canford Magna receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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