Comely Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel of St John is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Tomb.

Comely Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel of St John

WRENN ID
odd-timber-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 December 1984
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 602 881
Coordinates
51.5912, -2.57509
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located in the churchyard about 10 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St. John. It is made of limestone and features a flat top with a moulded edge. The tomb has plain quarter balusters and a moulded plinth. There are inscription panels on the north and south sides, with the north side featuring a double panel adorned with trumpets in the centre, commemorating Hannah Comely from 1795 and other family members.

Local climate

Comely Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel of St John 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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