Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Blocked Priest's Door of Church of Saint Michael is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1986. A C18 Tomb.

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Blocked Priest's Door of Church of Saint Michael

WRENN ID
little-latch-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 November 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
NZ 235 055
Coordinates
54.44493, -1.63868
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of three chest tombs dating from the late 18th century, located approximately 5 metres south of the blocked priest's door of the Church of Saint Michael. They are constructed from sandstone ashlar. The tomb closest to the church features an inscription on the west end commemorating Sam Peacock, who died in 1768. The central tomb has fielded panels on its sides, with a skull and cross-bones on the west end and an hourglass on the east end. The third tomb has console-section sides and ends, with a cherub depicted in the centre on the northern side.

Local climate

Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Blocked Priest's Door of Church of Saint Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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