Newman Chest Tomb and Railings Immediately South of the Vestry 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. Chest tomb.
Newman Chest Tomb and Railings Immediately South of the Vestry of the Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- nether-cobalt-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Newman Chest Tomb and Railings Immediately South of the Vestry of the Church of St Thomas, Mamhead
- OS grid reference
- SX 931 808
- Coordinates
- 50.61727, -3.5122
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Newman chest tomb and railings, located immediately south of the vestry of the Church of St Thomas, date from the early 19th century. The tomb is made of stone and features a high-quality chest with half-balusters at the corners. Its finely-carved lid includes a strapwork border, armorial bearings with mantling carved in relief, and a carved inscription in Gothic lettering that notes the Newman family vault and is dated 1843. The iron railings surrounding the tomb have cylindrical verticals topped with pointed finials and columnar corner balusters.
Local climate
Newman Chest Tomb and Railings Immediately South of the Vestry 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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