Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of the Porch of the Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Chest tomb.
Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of the Porch of the Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- seventh-doorway-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 602 882
- Coordinates
- 51.59126, -2.57551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Johnson chest tomb, located in the churchyard about 4 metres north of the porch of the Church of St. John, dates from the mid-18th century. It is made of limestone and features sandstone inscription panels on the north, south, and west sides. The tomb has a flat top with a moulded edge and a plinth, along with plain quarter balusters and lyre ends. It commemorates Thomas Johnson, who died in 1766, and other members of the family.
Local climate
Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North of the Porch of the Church of St John receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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