Chest Tomb, 1 Metre North of North East Corner of Organ Chamber, in Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Tomb.

Chest Tomb, 1 Metre North of North East Corner of Organ Chamber, in Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence

WRENN ID
little-stone-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 755 277
Coordinates
51.04884, -2.35044
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dated 1624, is located 1 metre north of the northeast corner of the organ chamber in the churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence. It is likely made of Doulting stone and has a buried base with plain sides. The tomb features a flat top with angled under-coving. The main inscription is found on the west side within an incised frame, though most of it has been lost, leaving the date 1624 still discernible.

Local climate

Chest Tomb, 1 Metre North of North East Corner of Organ Chamber, in Churchyard, Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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