Chest tomb 15 metres north of north west corner of War Memorial Lych Gate is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1984. Tomb.
Chest tomb 15 metres north of north west corner of War Memorial Lych Gate
- WRENN ID
- knotted-baluster-soot
- 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 713 827
- Coordinates
- 51.5433, -2.41402
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the early to mid-18th century, is located 15 metres north of the north-west corner of the War Memorial Lych Gate on Church Road in Yate. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a provincial baroque style, characterized by enriched pilasters, a pulvinated frieze, and a moulded cornice. The panels are inscribed but the inscriptions are illegible. This chest tomb is part of a notable collection of local and classical tomb forms and significantly enhances the setting of the church.
Local climate
Chest tomb 15 metres north of north west corner of War Memorial Lych Gate receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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