Unidentified Chest Tomb Circa 10 Metres West of South West Corner, at Church of St Giles is a Grade II* listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. Tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb Circa 10 Metres West of South West Corner, at Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- roaming-rafter-hawthorn
- 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
- ST 790 985
- Coordinates
- 51.68545, -2.30377
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located approximately 10 meters west of the south-west corner of the Church of St Giles, dating from the early 18th century. It is made of limestone and features a very rich baroque design. The tomb has a thick cyma moulding at the top and heavy quarter balusters that frame half-cylindrical ends. The east end showcases high relief carvings of putti heads and emblems, while the west end displays a palm, a ring, and a book. The north side has a fielded panel, and the south side features a rich cartouche. The inscriptions on the tomb are not legible, and the base was found to be sunk into the ground at the time of the survey. Overall, it is an especially splendid memorial that was in reasonably good condition during the survey.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb Circa 10 Metres West of South West Corner, at Church of St Giles 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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