Tomb Chest to Gardner Family Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1998. A Late 18th century Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest to Gardner Family Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- white-soffit-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Cheltenham MP: Max Wilkinson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1998
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SO 948 225
- Coordinates
- 51.9013, -2.07666
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from around 1790, is located approximately 1 meter east of the south porch of the Church of St Mary in Cheltenham. It commemorates Thomas Gardner, who died in 1786, his wife Elizabeth, who died in 1790, and their children, who passed away between 1749 and 1826. The chest is made of ashlar stone and features a Neo-Classical design. It has a rectangular shape with indented corners, fielded inscription panels, and a hipped top.
Local climate
Tomb Chest to Gardner Family Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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