Chest Tomb,4 Yards South of Chancel 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. Tomb.

Chest Tomb,4 Yards South of Chancel of St Andrew's Church

WRENN ID
tangled-gargoyle-peregrine
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 692 904
Coordinates
51.61245, -2.44567
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located 4 yards south of the chancel of St. Andrew's Church, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It is made of limestone ashlar and features illegible square panels along with enriched panels, double scroll ends, and a moulded plinth and cornice. The chest tombs are a notable collection of local and classical tomb designs and significantly enhance the church's setting.

Local climate

Chest Tomb,4 Yards South of Chancel 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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