Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North West of the Porch of the Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Chest tomb.
Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North West of the Porch of the Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- haunted-barrel-moss
- 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 602 882
- Coordinates
- 51.59125, -2.57559
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Johnson chest tomb, located in the churchyard about 5 metres northwest of the porch of the Church of St. John, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features a flat sandstone top with inscription panels on the north, south, and east sides. The tomb is adorned with square quarter columns and a moulded plinth, commemorating William Johnson, who died in 1804, along with other family members.
Local climate
Johnson Chest Tomb in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North West of the Porch of the Church 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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