Till Chest Tomb, 7 Yards North East of Porch of St Leonard's is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Tomb.

Till Chest Tomb, 7 Yards North East of Porch of St Leonard's

WRENN ID
grim-groin-yew
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 704 933
Coordinates
51.63819, -2.42852
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Till Chest Tomb, located 7 yards northeast of the porch of St. Leonard's Church, is a Grade II listed structure. This chest tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and commemorates Till, who died in 1802. It features square inscribed panels, along with a moulded plinth and cornice. The chest tombs in this area represent a notable collection of both local and classical tomb designs, significantly enhancing the church's setting.

Local climate

Till Chest Tomb, 7 Yards North East of Porch of St Leonard's 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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