Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of the South Aisle Wall Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1997. Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of the South Aisle Wall Church of St Laurence

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1997
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SY 660 852
Coordinates
50.66572, -2.48166
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 1 meter south of the south aisle wall of the Church of St Laurence, dates from the early to mid 17th century and is made of Portland stone. It features a plain design with a very thick ledger slab that has a deep cyma recta edge. The chest is constructed from large, plain stone slabs, and there are worn remains of an inscription in capital letters on the north side, which faces the church. The base of the tomb has sunk below ground level. This style of chest tomb, characterized by its thick slab, is typical of the early 17th century.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of the South Aisle Wall Church of St Laurence 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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