Holland Chest Tomb, including adjacent Tombstone to N, in churchyard of St Elian's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Conwy local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 July 1998. Tomb.
Holland Chest Tomb, including adjacent Tombstone to N, in churchyard of St Elian's Church
- WRENN ID
- ghost-minaret-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Conwy
- Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 July 1998
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SH 863 764
- Coordinates
- 53.27264, -3.70528
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Holland Chest Tomb, located in the churchyard of St Elian's Church, is a sandstone chest tomb dated 1612. It features shallow-relief heraldic carving and simple strapwork-derived decoration, along with a moulded cornice and base. The raised tombstone has a memorial inscription in raised letters honoring 'HUMFRIDVS HOLLAND' (of Teyrdan), who died in 1612. Additionally, there are later inscriptions on the tombstone commemorating Thomas Holland Esq of Teirdan, who died in 1683, and John Holland, who died in 1718.
To the immediate north of the chest tomb is a low sandstone tombstone with an incised memorial inscription for Jane Price, the wife of Thomas Holland, who passed away in 1673.
Local climate
Holland Chest Tomb, including adjacent Tombstone to N, in churchyard of St Elian's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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