Tombchest in Churchyard to NE of Church of St Peter, to Sir Thomas R Dyer, Bart is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. Tomb.
Tombchest in Churchyard to NE of Church of St Peter, to Sir Thomas R Dyer, Bart
- WRENN ID
- over-gutter-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tombchest in Churchyard to NE of Church of St Peter, to Sir Thomas R Dyer, Bart, Itchen Stoke and Ovington, Winchester
- OS grid reference
- SU 561 316
- Coordinates
- 51.08106, -1.20031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest, located in the churchyard to the northeast of the Church of St Peter, commemorates Sir Thomas Richard Dyer, Bart, and was constructed in 1838. It is made of stone and features inscriptions on each side, along with an urn on top. The tombchest is supported by a base with lion's feet at the corners. Surrounding it is an iron railing adorned with spear points and Roman-style decorations at the corners.
Local climate
Tombchest in Churchyard to NE of Church of St Peter, to Sir Thomas R Dyer, Bart receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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