Catacomb in St Bartholomew's Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Exeter local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1974. Catacomb.

Catacomb in St Bartholomew's Cemetery

WRENN ID
lost-eave-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exeter
Constituency
Exeter MP: Steve Race (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 1974
Type
Catacomb
Address
Catacomb in St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Bartholomew Street East
OS grid reference
SX 916 925
Coordinates
50.7226, -3.53631
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The catacomb in St Bartholomew's Cemetery, dating from the mid-19th century, is designed in the Egyptian style. It is constructed from local stone and features grey granite columns. The structure includes two chamber tombs, side tombs, and stairways. This catacomb is part of a group of listed buildings along Bartholomew Street East.

Local climate

Catacomb in St Bartholomew's Cemetery receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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