Hay Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Chest tomb.
Hay Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Aisle of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- rough-corridor-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 013 155
- Coordinates
- 50.9305, -3.40524
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hay chest tomb, located approximately 2 metres east of the aisle of the Church of St. Peter, is a Grade II listed structure. It is possibly dated 1628 and commemorates William Hay. The tomb is made of purple volcanic ashlar with a basalt lid and has a rectangular shape. The sides feature three bays that are separated by panelled pilasters, with each panel containing a plain oval medallion. The plinth is now buried, and above it is a broad moulded cornice topped with a flat lid. The lid has Gothic lettering inscribed on its surface, although the inscription is very worn. The name William Hay is still legible, along with what appears to be the date 1628 in Roman numerals.
Local climate
Hay Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres East of Aisle of Church of St Peter receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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