White Tomb 12 Metres South West of Priest's Door in Chancel of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Tomb.
White Tomb 12 Metres South West of Priest's Door in Chancel of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-timber-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 708 080
- Coordinates
- 51.77021, -2.42322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The white tomb, located 12 meters southwest of the priest's door in the chancel of the Church of St Andrew, dates from 1780. It is a square chest tomb with a plain memorial, featuring a finely crafted decorative surround around the inscription panels. The west panel includes crude figures that resemble oriental designs. The tomb commemorates Richard White, who passed away in 1780.
Local climate
White Tomb 12 Metres South West of Priest's Door in Chancel of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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