Prings Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Porch of Church of Saint Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Chest tomb.
Prings Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Porch of Church of Saint Andrew
- WRENN ID
- grim-flue-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 108 993
- Coordinates
- 50.78722, -3.26605
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Prings chest tomb, located approximately 2 meters south of the porch of the Church of St Andrew, is a chest tomb dated 1620 in memory of John Prings. It is made of beerstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape with a thick lid that features moulded edges. The long sides of the tomb are adorned with panelled pilasters at each end, designed to resemble small buttresses with weathered offsets. The plinth is buried. The north side of the tomb is inscribed in large Gothic lettering, marking the death of John Prings in 1620. On the west side, near the church porch, there is an inscription that reads "Prepare for death."
Local climate
Prings Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Porch of Church of Saint 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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