Chest Tomb and Railings Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb and Railings Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- final-brass-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb and Railings Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Peter, Clayhanger
- OS grid reference
- ST 021 229
- Coordinates
- 50.99792, -3.39533
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb and its railings are located against the south wall of the chancel of the Church of St Peter. Likely dating from the late 19th century, the tomb is made of stone and features a coffin-shaped slab on a plinth, with a cross carved in relief on the top. It is surrounded by iron railings that have spearhead finials and columnar corner standards topped with acorn-shaped finials.
Local climate
Chest Tomb and Railings Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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