Chest Tomb to Samuel Wesley Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the North Lincolnshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Samuel Wesley Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-copper-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme MP: Lee Pitcher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 783 040
- Coordinates
- 53.52688, -0.819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dating from 1735, located approximately 3 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew in Epworth. The graveslab was recut in 1819, and it features a later 19th-century chest and enclosure, which were restored in 1953. The tomb is made of ashlar stone and has wrought-iron railings. An inscribed stone on the chest commemorates Samuel Wesley from 1735, set within an enclosure that includes an ashlar base and low decorative wrought-iron railings. The inscription on the east side of the chest notes the renovations carried out in 1953 by Tyas Guest Swinton. Samuel Wesley served as the Rector of Epworth from 1696 until his death in 1735 and was the father of John and Charles Wesley. Notably, during Whitsun week in June 1742, John Wesley preached every evening from his father's tomb when he was not permitted to officiate within the church. The tomb is included for its historical significance.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Samuel Wesley Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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