Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1994. Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
high-wall-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol North West MP: Darren Jones (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 December 1994
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 563 788
Coordinates
51.50649, -2.63069
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from around 1788, is located approximately 15 metres north of the north porch of the Church of St Mary in Henbury, Bristol. It is constructed from limestone ashlar with a Pennant stone top. The sides feature arched panels, while the ends have oval panels. The tomb is inscribed to G Baker, who died in 1788.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 15 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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