Two Unidentified Chest Tombs Circa 15 Metres North of Sacristy at Church of St John Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. Tomb.
Two Unidentified Chest Tombs Circa 15 Metres North of Sacristy at Church of St John Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- pitched-cobalt-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 740 035
- Coordinates
- 51.73045, -2.37717
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two unidentified chest tombs located approximately 15 meters north of the sacristy at the Church of St John the Evangelist. Both tombs date from the early 18th century and are made of limestone.
The first chest tomb features a very thick cyma top with lyre ends and a rectangular panel that has raised moulding and decorative scroll supporters on the south side. The names on this tomb are not legible, but the earliest date visible is 1737. At the time of the survey, it was partly overgrown with ivy and situated next to a vigorously growing holly.
The second chest tomb also dates from the early 18th century and has a thick moulded top, although its base was not visible during the survey. It has lyre ends and sunk rectangular panels on the north and south sides. The inscriptions on this tomb are also not legible, and it was similarly invaded by ivy at the time of the survey. This tomb is located immediately south of the first one.
Together, these tombs are strong examples of Cotswold baroque tomb design.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Chest Tombs Circa 15 Metres North of Sacristy at Church of St John Evangelist receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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