Chapell Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Chapell Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost
- WRENN ID
- late-tower-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 140 366
- Coordinates
- 51.123, -3.22921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chappell family chest tomb, located in the churchyard 8 metres south of the porch of the Church of the Holy Ghost, dates from the mid-18th century. It is made of red sandstone and features a ledger top with a moulded cornice and plinth. The east and west ends are curved out towards a heavily moulded dado. The west end displays a skull and crossbones, while the east end is adorned with a wreath. There are two inscribed panels on the north and south sides dedicated to members of the Chappell and Hook families. The north and west fronts show signs of damage.
Local climate
Chapell Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 8 Metres South of Porch, Church of the Holy Ghost receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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