Chest Tomb, Headstone and Railings Against the South Wall of the Churchyard About 21 Metres South East of 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. Historical monument.

Chest Tomb, Headstone and Railings Against the South Wall of the Churchyard About 21 Metres South East of Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
old-chimney-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1988
Type
Historical monument
OS grid reference
SX 911 734
Coordinates
50.55084, -3.53832
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, headstone, and railings date from the mid-19th century and are located against the south wall of the churchyard, about 21 metres southeast of the Church of St John the Baptist in Bishopsteignton. The chest tomb is made of freestone and features a coped lid with a roll-moulded cross carved in relief. To the west of the chest tomb is a headstone that has a cross-shaped top and bears an inscription commemorating Ellen Mary Pickering, who died in 1853. The railings surrounding the tomb have fleur de lis finials and columnar corner standards topped with urn finials.

Local climate

Chest Tomb, Headstone and Railings Against the South Wall of the Churchyard About 21 Metres South East of 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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