Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 24 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. Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 24 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- gilded-doorway-bracken
- 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 808 534
- Coordinates
- 51.27947, -2.27618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unknown chest tomb located in the churchyard, 24 meters northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Laurence. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a plinth and corner pilasters adorned with floral decoration. There is a broad central pilaster on the north and south sides, along with an oval plaque on the east side that once had an inscription, now much decayed. The tomb is decorated with egg and dart moulding around the edge, swags on each side, a fluted entablature with paterae, and a moulded cornice. The top of the tomb is a slab.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 24 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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