Andrew Ellis Chest Tomb About 7 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1988. Tomb.
Andrew Ellis Chest Tomb About 7 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St Thomas
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 931 807
- Coordinates
- 50.61708, -3.51206
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Andrew Ellis chest tomb, located about 7 metres south of the south transept of the Church of St Thomas, is an early 19th-century structure made of granite. It features a large granite sarcophagus with corner pilasters and recessed panels on the chest, topped with an over-sailing moulded lid. The chest bears an inscription in Gothic lettering that commemorates Andrew Ellis, who died in 1837, along with other family members.
Local climate
Andrew Ellis Chest Tomb About 7 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of St Thomas 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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