Sanders Tomb Chest 12.5 Metres South of Church of St Swithun is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Tomb chest.
Sanders Tomb Chest 12.5 Metres South of Church of St Swithun
- WRENN ID
- tangled-joist-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SY 009 871
- Coordinates
- 50.67565, -3.40345
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sanders tomb chest, located 12.5 metres south of the Church of St Swithun, is a tomb chest dedicated to William Sanders, who died in 1843. It is made of stone and features fielded panels on each side and at each end. The corners are adorned with half-detached shafts that have cushion capitals. The tomb chest is set on a moulded plinth and topped with a slab.
Local climate
Sanders Tomb Chest 12.5 Metres South of Church of St Swithun receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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