Walrond Tomb Chest Abutting South Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1987. A Georgian Tomb.
Walrond Tomb Chest Abutting South Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- late-keystone-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- ST 068 081
- Coordinates
- 50.86496, -3.32554
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Walrond tomb chest, dating from 1743, is located against the south wall of the chancel in the Church of St Mary in Kentisbeare. This tomb chest is made of stone with panels of slate. It features one panel on each end and three panels on the south side. The central panel displays the memorial inscription, while the panels on either side of it are framed with moulding, enhancing the prominence of the inscription panel.
Local climate
Walrond Tomb Chest Abutting South Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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