Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 27 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 27 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- watchful-portal-thistle
- 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 649 952
- Coordinates
- 51.65452, -2.50843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 27 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed from limestone and sandstone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge, slender quarter balusters, and a plinth set on a sandstone base. There are double inscription panels on the north and south sides, which are very worn, commemorating Hester, who died in 1827, and other members of the family.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 27 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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