Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- lunar-corbel-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SS 862 010
- Coordinates
- 50.79821, -3.61475
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb, located approximately 2.5 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Swithin, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of volcanic stone ashlar and features a granite lid. The tomb has a rectangular shape with plain sides and a projecting chamfered cornice. The lid is adorned with a hollow-chamfered moulding on the underside. Any inscription that may have been present has weathered away over time. Below the cornice, there may be some carving or figurative detail. The tomb is noted to sink towards the east and may have been relocated in 1879.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 1/2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Swithin receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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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