William Cook Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Congar is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Chest tomb.
William Cook Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Congar
- WRENN ID
- odd-obsidian-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 395 526
- Coordinates
- 51.26934, -2.86731
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Cook chest tomb is located in the churchyard, 10 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Congar. The tomb features a remaining inscription dated 1807, although the chest itself is likely from the mid 18th century. It is made of dressed stone and has a plinth that is below ground level. The chest is adorned with decorative corner pilasters and a central pilaster on each side, along with a moulded cornice. The top of the tomb is a hipped slab that is moulded around its edge. The only surviving inscription is found on the south side.
Local climate
William Cook Chest Tomb, in the Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Congar receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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