Francis Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1987. Chest tomb.
Francis Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- half-alcove-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 February 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 080 851
- Coordinates
- 50.65881, -3.30276
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Francis chest tomb, located approximately 5 metres southeast of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Otterton, dates from 1861 and commemorates John Francis. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a chest tomb design with a low-ridged lid that has moulding around the edges, resting on a moulded plinth. The corners of the tomb have small chamfers, and each side is adorned with rectangular panels defined by shallow rebates. The long sides include large central panels flanked by narrow upright panels. The southern side bears an inscription; the first line is in Gothic capitals, while the rest is in plain capitals, recording the tomb's erection in memory of John Francis, who died in 1861. The other sides also feature inscriptions that document the deaths of several relatives.
Local climate
Francis Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Tower of Church of St Michael 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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