Wailes chest tomb approximately 2 metres south- east of porch of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. A C18 Chest tomb.
Wailes chest tomb approximately 2 metres south- east of porch of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- sacred-brass-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 518 751
- Coordinates
- 54.1691, -1.20754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wailes chest tomb, located approximately 2 metres southeast of the porch of St Nicholas in Husthwaite, is a Grade II listed structure commemorating William Wailes, who died in 1796. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features sides adorned with reeded panels. The tomb has square-plan bulbous balusters at the corners and in the centres of the long sides. The moulded lid bears an inscription that commemorates William Wailes Esq., who served as Clerk of the Peace for the North Riding and was a lawyer.
Local climate
Wailes chest tomb approximately 2 metres south- east of porch of St Nicholas receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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