Edward Fryer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 16 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Edward Fryer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 16 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- half-lead-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 799 574
- Coordinates
- 51.31574, -2.28887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward Fryer Chest Tomb, dated 1824, is located in the churchyard 16 metres northwest of the tower of the Church of St. Leonard in Norton St. Philip, Farleigh Hungerford. This chest tomb features a plinth and top made of Forest of Dean stone. It has a plain, flat plinth and corner pilasters adorned with a crossed torch and leaf motif in relief, along with moulded panels and a plain hipped top. The tomb is dedicated to Edward Fryer, a local physician, and Ann Fryer.
Local climate
Edward Fryer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 16 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Leonard receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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