Weeks Headstone and Moridge Chest Tomb Including Railings Immediately South West of the Aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Tomb.
Weeks Headstone and Moridge Chest Tomb Including Railings Immediately South West of the Aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- little-keystone-autumn
- 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
- Address
- Weeks Headstone and Moridge Chest Tomb Including Railings Immediately South West of the Aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross, Cruwys Morchard
- OS grid reference
- SS 874 121
- Coordinates
- 50.89786, -3.60228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Weeks headstone and Mogridge chest tomb, including railings, are located immediately southwest of the aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross. The chest tomb dates from the early 19th century, while the headstone is from the mid-19th century. The rectangular chest tomb is rendered and features a plain oversailing lid. An inscription on the lid commemorates William Mogridge, who died in 1829, along with other family members. A panel on the west end honors Salome Weeks, who died in 1849. Surrounding the chest tomb are decorative iron railings with reeded verticals and fishtail finials, while the corner verticals are columnar with urn finials. These railings are similar to those around the Drake chest tomb. To the north, the headstone is also enclosed by iron railings and features a scrolled head with an inscription commemorating Susan Weeks, who died in 1851, along with other family members. The railings around the headstone are simpler, with spearhead finials on the verticals and columnar uprights at the corners topped with urn finials. A small stone at the west end of the railings surrounding the chest tomb is inscribed "Entrance to vault." This grouping, along with the railings, contributes to the character of the churchyard, which contains other memorials with railings that are significant to the setting of the Church.
Local climate
Weeks Headstone and Moridge Chest Tomb Including Railings Immediately South West of the Aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross 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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