Tombchest of John Hartmason 5 Metres to South West of Tower of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest of John Hartmason 5 Metres to South West of Tower of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- iron-hall-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 375 792
- Coordinates
- 50.5906, -4.29614
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of John Hartmason is located 5 meters southwest of the tower of the parish church in Dunterton. It dates from the late 18th century and features a reset slate lid that is inscribed with the name John Hartmason, yeoman, and the year 1831. The tombchest is made of ashlar stone and has a moulded stone base and cornice. The lid is wider than the chest itself.
Local climate
Tombchest of John Hartmason 5 Metres to South West of Tower of Parish Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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