Evans Chest Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary's Church, 9 Metres South of Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. A C19 Monument.
Evans Chest Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary's Church, 9 Metres South of Tower
- WRENN ID
- haunted-bastion-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 140 867
- Coordinates
- 51.57914, -1.79913
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Evans chest tomb, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, was built in 1819 and is made of colourwashed limestone. It features recessed corner pilasters on a moulded base and a moulded top. The sides of the tomb are adorned with oval panels in light relief, which include an inscription dedicated to Richard Evans and his family. Additionally, the tomb has carved spandrels. It is situated 9 metres south of the church tower.
Local climate
Evans Chest Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary's Church, 9 Metres South of Tower receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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