Coleman Family Chest Tomb at Ngr St 2868 1956 About 23 Metres East of Entrance to Former Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. A C18 Chest tomb.
Coleman Family Chest Tomb at Ngr St 2868 1956 About 23 Metres East of Entrance to Former Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- kindled-kitchen-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 286 195
- Coordinates
- 50.97112, -3.01743
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Coleman family chest tomb is located about 23 meters east of the entrance to the former churchyard in Bickenhall. This chest tomb dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Ham stone. It features a ledger top with a cyma recta moulded cornice and a moulded plinth. The tomb is inscribed on all faces, with the south side dedicated to Mary, the wife of Richard Coleman, who died in 1754, and the west side to John Bugg, who died in 1757. Although the cornice is slightly damaged and the tomb is partially sunk, the lettering remains in good condition. This tomb is part of a notable group of chest tombs in the former churchyard of Bickenhall Church, which was demolished in 1849 by the rector, the Rev Portman, who rebuilt it closer to his rectory in Staple Fitzpaine.
Local climate
Coleman Family Chest Tomb at Ngr St 2868 1956 About 23 Metres East of Entrance to Former Churchyard 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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