Watson Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North of the North East Corner of the Church of St Mary and St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Chest tomb.
Watson Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North of the North East Corner of the Church of St Mary and St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- scattered-portal-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 723 959
- Coordinates
- 54.35384, -0.88756
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Watson chest tomb, located approximately 3 metres north of the north-east corner of the Church of St Mary and St Laurence, dates to around 1740 and is dedicated to members of the Watson family. It is made of sandstone and features a plain chest constructed from single stone slabs, topped with a moulded cover. There are traces of lettering visible on the north and west sides, commemorating Sarah, the wife of Thomas Watson, and their daughter, who was buried on January 7th, 1740.
Local climate
Watson Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North of the North East Corner of the Church of St Mary and St Laurence receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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