Chest Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Veat Memorial in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Veat Memorial in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-bonework-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 128 405
- Coordinates
- 52.06335, -1.81433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 2 meters south of the Veat memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence, dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features two fielded panels on the north side, along with two rococo inscription panels on the south side, although the inscriptions are now illegible. The tomb has lyre ends, with a cherub depicted on the west end and a skull on the east end. The top is finished with a moulded cornice.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Circa 2 Metres South of Veat Memorial in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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