Bowdage Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Chancel of the Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1988. Chest tomb.
Bowdage Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Chancel of the Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- late-pewter-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 195 958
- Coordinates
- 50.75675, -3.14138
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bowdage chest tomb, located approximately 2 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Giles in Northleigh, dates from 1636 and commemorates Tristram Bowdage. It is constructed from beerstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape with plain sides, resting on a moulded plinth. The heavy flat lid features soffit-moulded edges. On the south side, there is an inscription in large Roman serif capitals that notes the death of Tristram Bowdage in 1636 at the age of 94.
Local climate
Bowdage Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South-East of Chancel of the Church of St Giles receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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