Chest Tomb and Railings Approximately 1.75 Metres East of All Saints Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb and Railings Approximately 1.75 Metres East of All Saints Church
- WRENN ID
- guardian-moat-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 746 860
- Coordinates
- 54.26483, -0.85532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb and railings, located approximately 1.75 metres east of All Saints Church, date from 1822 and were made for James Smelt. The tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features cast-iron railings. The sides of the tomb are recessed between concave reveals that are decorated with foliate reliefs, while the ends are convex. Both the sides and ends have raised oval panels set within patterned spandrels, and the angle volutes are also embellished with foliate reliefs. An inscription on the south side reads: "IN REMEMBRANCE OF JAMES SON OF THE REV: WILLIAM SMELT + ELIZABETH GRUNDEN WHO DIED MAY THE 29th 1822 AGED 27 YEARS." The tomb is enclosed by turned railings that stand approximately 1.1 metres high, featuring acorn tips and supported by chamfer-stopped square-section standards with urn finials.
Local climate
Chest Tomb and Railings Approximately 1.75 Metres East of All Saints Church 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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