Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South of the Vestry of the Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1989. Tomb.

Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South of the Vestry of the Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
hidden-lancet-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1989
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 158 023
Coordinates
50.81433, -3.19581
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located about 4 metres south of the vestry of the Church of St Nicholas, is likely from the 17th century and made of freestone. It features a rectangular shape with a moulded oversailing lid and distinctive decoration. Each side has pilasters with large flutes at the top and carved chevrons at the bottom, separated by a bead moulding. The ends of the tomb are adorned with a series of shallow sunk panels. There is an illegible inscription on the north side.

Local climate

Chest Tomb About 4 Metres South of the Vestry of the Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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