Group of six chest tombs approximately 26 metres east of north east chapel, Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1993. Tomb.
Group of six chest tombs approximately 26 metres east of north east chapel, Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- upper-balcony-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1993
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of six chest tombs approximately 26 metres east of north east chapel, Church of St John Baptist, GL7 2NX
- OS grid reference
- SP 023 021
- Coordinates
- 51.71778, -1.96735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six chest tombs located approximately 26 metres east of the northeast chapel of the Church of St John Baptist. The tombs date from the mid and late 18th century and the early 19th century, and they are made of limestone. Two of the mid-18th century tombs feature carved console ends and carved cartouches on the sides. Three tombs from the late 18th century have panelled sides, while one early 19th century tomb is adorned with reeded pilasters on the sides.
Local climate
Group of six chest tombs approximately 26 metres east of north east chapel, Church of St John Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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