Arch at Entrance to Graveyard of Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1955. A Medieval Arch.

Arch at Entrance to Graveyard of Baptist Chapel

WRENN ID
low-wall-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1955
Type
Arch
Address
Arch at Entrance to Graveyard of Baptist Chapel, Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey
OS grid reference
SX 815 784
Coordinates
50.59408, -3.67555
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The arch at the entrance to the graveyard of the Baptist Chapel in Bovey Tracey is a Grade II listed structure, re-set and dating from the medieval period. It is made of granite and features a two-centred arch with two sets of quarter-round mouldings and convex stops at the base. On top, there is a protective layer of red brick from the 18th or 19th century. The arch is complemented by a 19th-century iron gate with a pointed head, which appears to have been designed specifically for it. On either side of the arch, there are patches of granite ashlar walling that are topped with two pieces of re-set granite, each splayed on the underside with a very slight hollow cut into the splay. Locally, it is believed to be a remnant of a monastery, although no such institution has been documented in the town.

Local climate

Arch at Entrance to Graveyard of Baptist Chapel 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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