Thomas Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 40 Metres South of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Tomb.
Thomas Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 40 Metres South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- eternal-hearth-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 785 761
- Coordinates
- 50.57232, -3.7165
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Ford chest tomb is located in St Michael's Churchyard, approximately 40 meters south of the chancel. This chest tomb, likely from the late 17th century, is made of granite and consists of four pieces set on a chamfered plinth. It features a flat capstone with moulded edges and a carved inscription on top. The south side of the tomb has three short fluted pilasters without capitals, arranged with one in the middle and one at each end. The capstone bears an inscription within a border defined by incised lines, commemorating Thomas Ford of Sigford, who died on 19 November, though the year is not carved. In the center of the stone is what appears to be a Latin inscription. This likely refers to the Thomas Ford buried at Ilsington on 21 November 1663, according to the parish register.
Local climate
Thomas Ford Chest Tomb in St Michael's Churchyard, About 40 Metres South of Chancel 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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