Wood Smith Tomb Circa 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1984. A C18 Tomb.
Wood Smith Tomb Circa 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- kindled-portal-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 023 282
- Coordinates
- 51.95245, -1.96744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wood Smith tomb, located approximately 8 meters southeast of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St Peter, is a late 18th-century pedestal tomb made of limestone. It features half-cylinder ends and a flat top with a moulded edge. The tomb has a fluted frieze and sunk inscription panels with pointed upper edges, along with a moulded base on a plinth. It commemorates William Wood-Smith, who died in the 18th century, and also includes an inscription from 1782 dedicated to the wife of Samuel Baylis.
Local climate
Wood Smith Tomb Circa 8 Metres South East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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