Fursdon chest tomb and railings about 18 metres north east of the north east corner of the aisle of the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Chest tomb.
Fursdon chest tomb and railings about 18 metres north east of the north east corner of the aisle of the Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 911 049
- Coordinates
- 50.83382, -3.54761
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fursdon chest tomb and railings are located about 18 metres northeast of the northeast corner of the aisle of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. This chest tomb, dating from the late 19th century, is made of freestone and features wrought iron railings. The tomb is designed in the medieval Gothic style, with a coped freestone chest that has ridges roll-moulded in the shape of a cross. An inscription in applied metal lettering on the sides commemorates George Fursdon, who died in 1873. Surrounding the chest are low barleysugar iron railings with similar standards, which are topped with iron finials. This tomb is a notable example of late 19th-century design inspired by medieval architecture.
Local climate
Fursdon chest tomb and railings about 18 metres north east of the north east corner of the aisle of the Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% 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 22 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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