Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 September 2000. Tomb.
Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rusted-chamber-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 29 September 2000
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary, Chapel Hill, Tintern, Wye Valley
- OS grid reference
- ST 530 999
- Coordinates
- 51.69648, -2.68064
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The tomb with sarcophagus is located in the churchyard of the former Church of St Mary. It features a sarcophagus made of white limestone ashlar, designed in the shape of a wine cooler and resting on a larger plinth. Each side of the plinth has a sunk panel, with diagonally projecting corners that support large volutes. The rim of the sarcophagus is decorated with egg-and-dart moulding, and its coped lid is topped with a large fluted boss. On the south-western face, there is a brass plaque added during a recent restoration by Tintern Community Council, which records a previously eroded inscription. The plaque reads:
"Richard White son of George White of New Weir in the County of Hereford Gent. Died October 30th 1765 aged 67 years whose amiable temper and hospitality called to the sequestered spot many of the first rank and character. Inoffensive and benevolent he lived without an enemy and died deplored by all."
Local climate
Tomb with Sarcophagus in Churchyard of Former Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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