Two Chest Tombs, in Churchyard 8 Metres SW of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1984. A Early Modern Tomb.
Two Chest Tombs, in Churchyard 8 Metres SW of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- brooding-jade-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- ST 100 322
- Coordinates
- 51.08258, -3.28589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two chest tombs from the early 17th century are located in the churchyard, 8 metres southwest of the Church of St John the Baptist. The first tomb is dedicated to John Wolcot, who died in 1618, and his mother, who died in 1637. It is made of ashlar stone and features a moulded cornice and a flat top, with an inscription on the south side that is barely legible. The second tomb is also from the early 17th century and is made of ashlar stone as well. It has a moulded cornice with a hipped top, arcaded ends with decorative spandrels, and Corinthian pilasters at the centre and ends of the sides.
Local climate
Two Chest Tombs, in Churchyard 8 Metres SW of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% 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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