Townesend Chest Tomb, 7 Yards South East of Rood Stairtower of Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Tomb.
Townesend Chest Tomb, 7 Yards South East of Rood Stairtower of Holy Trinity Church
- WRENN ID
- tilted-lime-yarrow
- 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 723 889
- Coordinates
- 51.5983, -2.40044
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Townesend Chest Tomb, located 7 yards southeast of the Rood Stairtower of Holy Trinity Church, is a chest tomb commemorating John Townesend, who died in 1732, and his wife, who died in 1690. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features square inscribed panels, corner balusters, and a moulded plinth and cornice. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of local and classical tomb designs and significantly enhances the setting of the church.
Local climate
Townesend Chest Tomb, 7 Yards South East of Rood Stairtower of Holy Trinity 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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