Marklove Chest Tomb 9 Yards South West of Priest's Door of St Andrew'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.
Marklove Chest Tomb 9 Yards South West of Priest's Door of St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- plain-pillar-flax
- 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 692 904
- Coordinates
- 51.61236, -2.44574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Marklove Chest Tomb, located 9 yards southwest of the priest's door of St. Andrew's Church, is a Grade II listed structure. This chest tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and commemorates Marklove, who died in 1708. It features square inscribed panels along with a moulded plinth and cornice. The tombs in this area represent a notable collection of both local and classical styles, significantly enhancing the church's setting.
Local climate
Marklove Chest Tomb 9 Yards South West of Priest's Door of St Andrew'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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