Chest Tomb Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1996. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- lunar-stair-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1996
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 855 703
- Coordinates
- 50.52171, -3.6161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 30 meters southeast of the chancel of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Newton Abbot, is dedicated to Richard Bowden Beard and dates from 1822. It features a flat top made of Devon limestone, with a plinth and side plaques also in Devon limestone. The side panels are made of white freestone and are complemented by clasping pilasters that have moulded plinths and capitals, as well as vase swellings positioned below their centers.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 83% 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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