Lemon Chest Tomb, 10 Yards from North of Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Tomb.

Lemon Chest Tomb, 10 Yards from North of Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
tangled-lead-crow
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 768 869
Coordinates
51.58083, -2.33569
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lemon Chest Tomb, located 10 yards north of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, is a chest tomb dating from 1820. It is constructed from ashlar and features plain panels, a cornice, and corner balusters. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of classical and local tomb forms, significantly enhancing the setting of the church.

Local climate

Lemon Chest Tomb, 10 Yards from North of Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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