Underhill Chest Tomb, Headstone and Low Railings About 11 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Chest tomb.
Underhill Chest Tomb, Headstone and Low Railings About 11 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 911 734
- Coordinates
- 50.55093, -3.53846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Underhill chest tomb, headstone, and low railings are located about 11 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist in Bishopsteignton. This structure dates from the late 19th century and features a marble chest and headstone, along with iron railings. The chest is coped and topped with a triangular-headed headstone that has a finial. The inscription commemorates Joseph Underhill, who died in 1887. The low railings are designed with barleysugar twists and are supported by ornamental corner standards that include foliage spandrels.
Local climate
Underhill Chest Tomb, Headstone and Low Railings About 11 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% 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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