Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 11 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 11 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-zinc-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 808 534
- Coordinates
- 51.27947, -2.27637
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, 11 metres northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Laurence. The tomb is made of ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth. It has corner pilasters and a central pilaster on the north and south sides, both adorned with floral decoration. There is a circular dedicatory panel in relief, a moulded cornice, and the slab top is decayed.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 11 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Laurence 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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