Ramson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. Chest tomb.
Ramson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- ruined-postern-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 079 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65852, -3.30295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ramson chest tomb, dated 1792, is located approximately 12 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Michael in Otterton. It commemorates Simon and Elizabeth Ramson and is constructed from limestone ashlar. The tomb features a richly soffit-moulded flat lid, while the plinth is buried. On each long side, the central plaque slightly protrudes. The northern side bears an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of Simon Ramson in 1792 and his wife, Elizabeth, in 1787. The tomb is surrounded by a kerb that includes settings for iron boundary rails.
Local climate
Ramson Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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