Swadel Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South of the South Door of the Chancel, Church of Saint Peter is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Tomb.
Swadel Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South of the South Door of the Chancel, Church of Saint Peter
- WRENN ID
- rough-floor-sable
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 545 249
- Coordinates
- 51.02175, -2.64923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swadel Chest Tomb, located 8 metres south of the south door of the chancel at the Church of Saint Peter, dates from 1617 and is made of Ham stone. It has a rectangular plan with a sunken base. Each side features two panels, while each end has one panel, all adorned with corner and centre fluted pilasters. The tomb is topped with a very thick hipped slab that has small dentils in the core moulding.
On the north face, an inscription spans two panels and reads, "Here resteth-the bodie/of John Swa-del the Youn/ger who de-cesed the 29/of March - Anno Dimi/16-17," presented in capitals with no spaces between words. The south side bears a similar inscription that states, "John Swa-del the elder/who decea-sed the 24/of August - Anno Dimi/15-93." The inscriptions on the ends are significantly worn.
Local climate
Swadel Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South of the South Door of the Chancel, Church of Saint Peter receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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