Scott Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres North of North Transept, Church of St John Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. A C18 Tomb.
Scott Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres North of North Transept, Church of St John Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- night-finial-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 676 185
- Coordinates
- 50.96548, -2.46221
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Scott Chest Tomb, located in the churchyard 4 metres north of the north transept of the Church of St John Evangelist, is a chest tomb that likely dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed from ham stone with panels made of Keinton stone. The tomb features a plain tall plinth, rusticated pilasters, and plain recessed panels, topped with moulded coving that has a hipped top. It commemorates Robert Scott, who died in 1778, his son John who died in 1774, and other members of the Scott family up to the mid-19th century.
Local climate
Scott Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres North of North Transept, Church of St John Evangelist receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 54% 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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