Thomas Clarke Chest Tomb to South of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Chest tomb.
Thomas Clarke Chest Tomb to South of Church
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-dormer-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Thomas Clarke Chest Tomb to South of Church, High Street, Bourton-On-The-Water
- OS grid reference
- SP 167 208
- Coordinates
- 51.88588, -1.75867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thomas Clarke Chest Tomb, located to the south of the church, dates from the late 18th century. It is a chest tomb featuring panelled side and end piers, a projecting cornice, and a stepped capping with a moulded ridge, which includes a vestigial bale. The south side of the tomb is carved in low relief for Thomas Clarke, although the inscription is illegible.
Local climate
Thomas Clarke Chest Tomb to South of Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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