Champneys Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of the South Transept 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. Chest tomb.
Champneys Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gilded-rafter-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 603 840
- Coordinates
- 51.55401, -2.57311
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Champneys chest tomb is located in the churchyard about 15 metres south of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary. This chest tomb dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone, featuring sandstone inscription panels and a flat top with a moulded edge that rests over a richly modelled frieze. The ends of the tomb are elaborately carved with moulded cartouches, central pilasters, and a moulded base. The inscription panels are badly worn, with the earliest date recorded as 1717 and the name Mary Champneys.
Local climate
Champneys Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South of the South Transept 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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