Poller Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Chest tomb.
Poller Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- shifting-keystone-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 051 029
- Coordinates
- 50.818, -3.34739
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Poller chest tomb, located approximately 1.5 metres north of the nave of the Church of St John, is a chest tomb likely dating from the 17th century, commemorating William Poller. It is constructed from volcanic ashlar and has a rectangular shape with plain sides. The plinth is buried, and the tomb features an unusually thick flat lid with a richly-moulded soffit. The lid bears an inscription in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, which records the death of William Poller, although the date has worn away.
Local climate
Poller Chest Tomb Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Nave of the Church of St John 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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