Powles Chest Tomb,1 Yard to West of Williams Chest Tomb is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Chest tomb.
Powles Chest Tomb,1 Yard to West of Williams Chest Tomb
- WRENN ID
- fossil-stone-hyssop
- 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
- 51.6123, -2.44592
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Powles Chest Tomb, located 1 yard to the west of the Williams Chest Tomb, is a Grade II listed structure. It is a chest tomb dedicated to Daniel Powles, who died in 1802. Made of sandstone ashlar, the tomb features square inscribed panels along with a moulded plinth and cornice. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of local and classical tomb forms, significantly enhancing the setting of the church.
Local climate
Powles Chest Tomb,1 Yard to West of Williams Chest Tomb 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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