Ham Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of Transept 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.
Ham Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of Transept of Church of St Winifred
- WRENN ID
- pale-lancet-torch
- 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
- 50.69007, -3.14037
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located approximately 4 metres south of the transept of the Church of St Winifred. It is dated 1667 in memory of Robart Ham, although it likely dates from the 16th century. The tomb is made of Beerstone ashlar and features a chamfered plinth, plain sides, and a soffit-moulded flat lid. The north side has an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, mostly in capitals, which records the death of Robart Ham in 1667. An inscription on the east end notes the death of "Master Abraham," who died at the age of 4 in 1727. The south side also has an inscription in Roman serif capitals, but a section that includes the name of the deceased and the year of death has been replaced with a new piece of stone. It is possible that this tomb belongs to John Taylor, who died in 1586, as mentioned in the church guide.
Local climate
Ham Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of Transept 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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