Group of 5 Chest Tombs and Headstones Approximately 21 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Tombs and headstones.
Group of 5 Chest Tombs and Headstones Approximately 21 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- sacred-turret-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1988
- Type
- Tombs and headstones
- OS grid reference
- SS 736 299
- Coordinates
- 51.0547, -3.80379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs and headstones located approximately 21 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of All Saints. They date from the mid to late 18th century and early 19th century and are made of sandstone.
One headstone, situated about 19 metres south of the aisle, features a scrolled top with carved winged cherubs' heads and is inscribed to Thomas Bright. Another headstone, also about 19 metres south of the aisle, has a moulded raised oval panel with carved winged cherubs' heads in the spandrels and a scrolled top with a cherub's head at the centre. The inscription on this headstone was illegible at the time of survey in October 1987.
A chest tomb, dated 1800 and approximately 21 metres south of the aisle, has a coved cornice and a flat top, with an inscription to William Bright, who died on 2nd December 1800. There is also a pair of back-to-back headstones located about 24 metres south of the aisle. The larger headstone to the west has a shaped head with a shallow carved winged cherub's head and is inscribed to a member of the Bright family. The smaller nouy-headed headstone to the west is well carved, featuring a central crown flanked by putti, each holding a wreath in one hand and a palm frond in the other. The fronds flank an inscription that was also illegible at the time of the survey.
Local climate
Group of 5 Chest Tombs and Headstones Approximately 21 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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