Hollester Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 7 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. A C18 Monument.
Hollester Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 7 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- other-hall-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 603 841
- Coordinates
- 51.5544, -2.57342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hollester chest tomb, located about 7 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. Mary, is a mid-18th century limestone structure. It features a flat top with a moulded edge and scroll and acanthus carvings on the east and west sides. The north and south panels display a double inscription, which is badly worn, along with decorative carvings that include flowers between the panels. The earliest decipherable date on the tomb is 1744, commemorating William Hollester and other family members.
Local climate
Hollester Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 7 Metres North of the Nave of the 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 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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