Roll Chest Tomb About 8 Metres North-East of the Porch and Holworthy Headstone 1 Metre South of the Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Tomb.
Roll Chest Tomb About 8 Metres North-East of the Porch and Holworthy Headstone 1 Metre South of the Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- first-bastion-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 915 704
- Coordinates
- 50.52373, -3.53127
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a roll chest tomb located about 8 metres north-east of the porch of the Church of St Andrew, along with a Holworthy headstone situated 1 metre south of the church. The chest tomb dates from the early 19th century and is made of brick with a stone lid. It features a moulded brick plinth, and the inscription on the lid commemorates Mary Roll, who died in 1807. The headstone, dating from the 18th century, is made of limestone and has a shouldered design with a segmental head and scrolled corners. Its inscription commemorates James Holworthy, who died in 1767.
Local climate
Roll Chest Tomb About 8 Metres North-East of the Porch and Holworthy Headstone 1 Metre South of the Church of St Andrew receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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