Chest tomb approximately 64 metres east of chancel of 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. A Late 17th Century Monument.
Chest tomb approximately 64 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- waiting-marble-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1993
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Late 17th Century
- Address
- Chest tomb approximately 64 metres east of chancel of Church of St John Baptist, GL7 2NX
- OS grid reference
- SP 024 021
- Coordinates
- 51.71793, -1.96655
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1694, is located approximately 64 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St John Baptist in Cirencester. It is made of limestone and features baluster ends. The sides of the tomb are adorned with Gothic panels that include lancets with cusped heads, enclosing a central oval panel with incised lettering. The design shows a stylistic similarity to the doorcase at No. 105 Gloucester Street.
Local climate
Chest tomb approximately 64 metres east of chancel of 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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- 4 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 30m West of Chancel Arch
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