Weston Chest Tomb in Churchyard 6 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Tomb.
Weston Chest Tomb in Churchyard 6 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- long-spindle-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 103 847
- Coordinates
- 51.56162, -1.85145
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Weston chest tomb, located in the churchyard 6 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of St. Mary in Lydiard Park, dates from around 1798. It is made of limestone and features a moulded table and base, with recessed fluted balusters and lightly incised decoration surrounding the inscriptions. The tomb commemorates Susanna Weston, who died in 1798, and Joan Weston, who died in 1803.
Local climate
Weston Chest Tomb in Churchyard 6 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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