Hughes Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. A Victorian Tomb.
Hughes Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- SY 043 971
- Coordinates
- 50.76647, -3.35701
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hughes chest tomb, dated 1872, is located approximately 6 metres south-south-west of the tower of the Church of St Mary in Whimple. This chest tomb is constructed from bathstone ashlar and is designed in the Tudor Gothic style. It has a rectangular shape resting on a moulded plinth, with a lid that features moulded edges and a low pitched ridge. The corners are adorned with clasping pilasters that have trefoil-headed panels, while each side includes a Tudor arch panel. The north panel bears an inscription in Gothic lettering, commemorating the deaths of Mary Hughes in 1872 and her husband William, a general, in 1897.
Local climate
Hughes Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- 2 Hughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
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- 4 Hughes Monument in churchyard of church of St Cynidr and St Peter
- 5 Hansom Tomb Approximately 6 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St Mary
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