Chest Tomb 1 Metre East of North Porch of the Church of Saint Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb 1 Metre East of North Porch of the Church of Saint Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- solemn-flue-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb 1 Metre East of North Porch of the Church of Saint Bartholomew, BA22 8EX
- OS grid reference
- ST 546 230
- Coordinates
- 51.00474, -2.64721
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located 1 metre east of the north porch of the Church of Saint Bartholomew, dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Ham stone. It features a moulded base, fielded panels on each flank and end, and coffered pilasters. The top is a thin hipped design with simple coving. The inscription is nearly worn away, but one date appears to be 1750.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 1 Metre East of North Porch of the Church of Saint Bartholomew 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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