Purnell Chest Tomb, 11 Yards North West of Porch of St Leonard's Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Chest tomb.

Purnell Chest Tomb, 11 Yards North West of Porch of St Leonard's Church

WRENN ID
muffled-brass-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1984
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
ST 704 933
Coordinates
51.63822, -2.42885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Purnell Chest Tomb, located 11 yards northwest of the porch of St. Leonard's Church, is a Grade II listed structure. This chest tomb commemorates Ann Purnell, who died in 1713. It is made of limestone ashlar and features inscribed shield panels, enriched pilasters, and a frieze, along with a moulded plinth and cornice. The chest tombs are a notable collection of local and classical tomb designs and significantly enhance the church's setting.

Local climate

Purnell Chest Tomb, 11 Yards North West of Porch of St Leonard's 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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