Chest Tomb 2.5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb 2.5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- woven-pinnacle-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 820 785
- Coordinates
- 50.59516, -3.66746
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located 2.5 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Thomas in Bovey Tracey. It is constructed from granite ashlar and features a heavy moulded plinth and capstone. The south side of the tomb has an inscription commemorating Elizabeth Jacob, who died in 1649, and her husband Adrian, who died in 1657. There is also an inscription on the top of the tomb dedicated to their son, who also died in 1657.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 2.5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Thomas receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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