Chest Tomb of John Godfrey Approximately 12 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb of John Godfrey Approximately 12 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta
- WRENN ID
- western-finial-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 879 980
- Coordinates
- 50.77076, -3.59104
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of John Godfrey is located approximately 12 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta in Newton St Cyres. It was built for John Godfrey of Crediton, who died in 1779. The tomb is made of purple-grey slate and features a simple classical design. The lid has moulded edges and is inscribed. The long side-walls have engaged balusters near each corner and a central rectangular plaque, while the short side-walls have central, bowed projections. The lid commemorates John Godfrey, aged 84 at his death, his wife Jane, who also died in 1779, and their son and daughter buried nearby. Additionally, the side plaques honor two grand-daughters and a great grand-daughter.
Local climate
Chest Tomb of John Godfrey Approximately 12 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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