Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- iron-chancel-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 325 771
- Coordinates
- 54.18902, -1.50334
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 5 metres south of the south door of the Church of St Mary, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed from sandstone slabs and features end panels with recessed sides and a flat top. The corner piers are designed as reeded square-section columns topped with rosettes. The end panels are decorated with an urn and drapery in relief. On the north side, the recessed panels display a weathered inscription that reads: 'John J'Anson / of Melmerby / ... the 16th day of March, 1813 Aged 38 years ...'.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary 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 lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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