Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres from North West Corner of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1995. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres from North West Corner of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rooted-porch-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1995
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres from North West Corner of Church of St Mary, SN11 0HY
- OS grid reference
- ST 998 709
- Coordinates
- 51.43722, -2.00321
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 17th century, is located approximately 7 metres from the north-west corner of the Church of St Mary in Calne. It is constructed of limestone and has a narrow rectangular shape. The tomb features a large flat slab on top, which is adorned with a scroll frieze beneath the entablature and is flanked by Tuscan half-columns on each side. The long sides of the tomb also include a central pilaster that frames wide shields, each with worn cherubs' heads in the lower corners of the panels. The narrow ends are decorated with a skull and crossbones on the south-facing panel and a skull above a worn cartouche on the north side. This tomb showcases an interesting classical design.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres from North West Corner of Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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