Chest Tomb 15 Yards to South East of South Porch of Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Tomb.
Chest Tomb 15 Yards to South East of South Porch of Parish Church of St Mary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 782 736
- Coordinates
- 51.46144, -2.3149
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This double chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located 15 yards southeast of the south porch of the Parish Church of St Mary in Marshfield. It is made of limestone ashlar and features oval panels along with enriched pilasters topped by a moulded cornice. This tomb is a rare example of a double tomb and is part of a notable collection of classical and local tomb forms, enhancing the church's setting.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 15 Yards to South East of South Porch of Parish Church of St Mary 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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