Lee Chest Tomb Approximately 400 Millimetres South of Porch of Church of St Winifred is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Chest tomb.
Lee Chest Tomb Approximately 400 Millimetres South of Porch of Church of St Winifred
- WRENN ID
- spare-plinth-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 195 884
- Coordinates
- 50.69014, -3.14046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lee chest tomb, dated 1658, is located approximately 400 millimetres south of the porch of the Church of St Winifred in Branscombe. It commemorates William Lee and is made of Beerstone ashlar. The tomb has plain sides and a soffit-moulded flat lid. The south side features an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering that notes the death of William Lee in 1658, along with a charming epitaph. Additionally, the north end bears an inscription marking the death of his wife, Charity, in 1708 at the age of 94.
Local climate
Lee Chest Tomb Approximately 400 Millimetres South of Porch of Church of St Winifred receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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