Chest Tomb, Circa 5 Metres South 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.
Chest Tomb, Circa 5 Metres South West of South West Corner at Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- solemn-stronghold-shade
- 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 791 985
- Coordinates
- 51.68539, -2.30362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century, is made of limestone and is situated approximately 5 meters south-west of the south-west corner of the Church of St Giles. It features a round and cavetto top, a chamfered base, and thick lyre ends. The north side has a plain inscription panel, while the south side has a tripartite panel with a raised mould in the center and carved supporters. The inscriptions on the tomb are not legible. It is located immediately east of a pedestal tomb that has a raised circular end panel.
Local climate
Chest Tomb, Circa 5 Metres South 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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