Unidentified Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. A C18 Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- haunted-pillar-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 713 195
- Coordinates
- 51.87422, -2.41785
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. John the Baptist. It is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge. The ends of the tomb are shaped like lyres and are adorned with scrolls and leaves, which surround two additional leafy scrolls arranged in a heart shape. The sides of the tomb have a sunk central panel intended for an inscription, framed by a moulded border. Originally, there were carved panels on each side, but only one remains on the north side. This surviving panel depicts an open book with a head above it and a swag above that. The tomb shows signs of weathering.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St John the Baptist 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 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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