Drake Chest Tomb and Railings About 8 Metres South West of Porch of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Tomb.
Drake Chest Tomb and Railings About 8 Metres South West of Porch of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- veiled-shingle-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 874 121
- Coordinates
- 50.89772, -3.60228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Drake chest tomb and railings, located about 8 metres south west of the porch of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb from the mid to late 19th century. It features a rectangular stone structure with corner pilasters, an oversailing moulded coped lid, and panels on the sides and ends that have sunk mouldings. An inscription on the north side commemorates Thomas Drake, although the date of death is obscured by ivy. Surrounding the chest tomb are well-crafted railings with reeded verticals topped with fishtail finials. The corner verticals are columnar and have urn finials. This tomb is one of several memorials in the churchyard, which, along with their railings, are an important aspect of the character of Cruwys Morchard churchyard.
Local climate
Drake Chest Tomb and Railings About 8 Metres South West of Porch of the Church of St Mary 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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