Brown Chest Tomb, 18 Yards South of Tower of Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Tomb.
Brown Chest Tomb, 18 Yards South of Tower of Holy Trinity Church
- WRENN ID
- rooted-niche-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 723 888
- Coordinates
- 51.59811, -2.40073
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown Chest Tomb, located 18 yards south of the Tower of Holy Trinity Church, is a chest tomb dedicated to Charles Brown, who died in 1816. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features inscribed lozenge panels, enriched spandrels, and a moulded cornice. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of local and classical tomb forms, significantly enhancing the setting of the church.
Local climate
Brown Chest Tomb, 18 Yards South of Tower of Holy Trinity Church receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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