2 Thomas Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres East of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Tomb.
2 Thomas Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres East of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-bonework-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 856 084
- Coordinates
- 50.86428, -3.62569
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two adjacent chest tombs located approximately 5 metres east of the Church of St Michael in Poughill. One tomb dates from around 1807 and is in memory of Robert Thomas, who died in that year. It features plain brick sides and an inscribed flat lid made of Portland stone. This tomb is enclosed by cast iron spear railings set on volcanic trap coping, with bulbous corner posts topped with vase finials. The second tomb, dating from around 1893, commemorates Mary Thomas, who died in that year. This tomb is also made of Portland stone and has a rectangular plan on a moulded base, with a soffit-moulded lid and a low pitched top. It has plain sides and is inscribed on the south side.
Local climate
2 Thomas Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres East of Church of St Michael receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% 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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