Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fossil-ashlar-oak
- 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 827 085
- Coordinates
- 50.86483, -3.66746
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 20 metres south of the west tower of the Church of St Mary, dates from the mid-19th century. It is made of Portland stone and features cast iron railings. The tomb has a rectangular shape with a moulded base and lid. Its sides are adorned with sunken fielded panels, and the centre of the north side displays a heraldic achievement within a circular panel. Although there was originally an inscription on a plaque attached to the south side, this plaque is no longer present. The surrounding area is enclosed by railings with spear heads and circular-section corner posts topped with urn caps, all set into a Portland stone plinth.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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