Paul Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Tomb.
Paul Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- pitched-ashlar-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 306 211
- Coordinates
- 50.98513, -2.98994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Paul family chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located in the churchyard about 10 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist. It is constructed of ham stone and features a ledger top, a moulded cornice, and a plinth. The north and south sides are adorned with pilasters that are divided horizontally into three panels. The north front is inscribed to Edmund Paris Paul, who died in 1795, the west side to George Paul, who died in 1810, and the south side to Mary Paul, who died in 1788. The inscription includes a poem that reads, "A mother who with every grace was blessed/With all the ornaments of virtue dressed/With whatsoever religion recommends/The best of wives, of mothers and of friends." The design of this tomb is similar to that of the Paris family chest tomb located to the north.
Local climate
Paul Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South Aisle Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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