Chest Tomb 16 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 16 Yards South of Chancel of St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- stony-wicket-heron
- 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
- 51.61236, -2.44569
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located 16 yards south of the chancel of St. Andrew's Church, commemorates Sarah Apley, who died in 1812. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features inscribed panels with decorative surrounds, corner balusters, and a moulded plinth and cornice. The chest tombs in this area represent a fine collection of both local and classical styles, significantly enhancing the church's setting.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 16 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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