Case Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Tomb.
Case Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- still-rampart-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 108 993
- Coordinates
- 50.78728, -3.26587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located approximately 2.5 metres south of the aisle of the Church of St Andrew, dated 1773 in memory of William Case. It is constructed from hamstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape. The lid features a low-pitched ridge on top with moulded edges. The long sides of the tomb have single fielded panels that are flanked by pilasters carved with flowers and foliage. The plinth is buried. On the north side, there is an inscription; the first word is in Gothic lettering, while the rest is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of William Case in 1773.
Local climate
Case Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres South of Aisle of the Church of St Andrew 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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