Cap of Chest Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Reused As Outer Step to Priests Door is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Tomb.
Cap of Chest Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Reused As Outer Step to Priests Door
- WRENN ID
- solitary-jamb-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Cap of Chest Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Reused As Outer Step to Priests Door, Bickington
- OS grid reference
- SX 799 726
- Coordinates
- 50.54149, -3.69516
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cap of a chest tomb located in St Mary's Churchyard in Bickington dates from the late 17th century and is made of granite. It has a moulded design and features a carved inscription that reads: "Here lyeth the body of Thomas Hext who was buried ye 28th day of June ano ... 1671." A small piece has been cut out from the center of the stone and filled with cement. The inscription also honors his wife Joane, who passed away in 1696. This tomb cap has been repurposed as the outer step to the priest's door.
Local climate
Cap of Chest Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Reused As Outer Step to Priests Door 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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