Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Monument.

Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

WRENN ID
deep-niche-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, EX5 5NU
OS grid reference
SS 924 021
Coordinates
50.80902, -3.52737
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb located about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury. It dates from the early 19th century or earlier and features inscription panels from several different dates. The tomb is made of ashlar Thorverton stone with freestone inscription panels. It has a rectangular shape with a heart carved in relief on the west end and a chamfered lid.

On the south side, there is an inscription panel commemorating William Crosse, who died in 1825, although the signature of the carver is now illegible. The east end features a Gothic Revival inscription panel with a blind trefoil-headed arch commemorating John Crosse, who died in 1846. The north side panel commemorates Catherine Fortbury, the wife of the Reverend B. Beauchamp, who died in 1832. The chest tomb was formerly surrounded by iron railings and serves as an interesting monument that illustrates various styles of inscription.

Local climate

Chest tomb about 6 metres south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% 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 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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