Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- old-bronze-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 304 493
- Coordinates
- 51.23942, -2.99811
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unknown chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 16 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. Andrew. It is likely from the early 18th century and is made of dressed stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth, corner pilasters, and a central pilaster on the north and south sides, although the pilasters on the south side and the one at the northwest corner are decayed. There are Blue Lias panels situated between each pilaster, and the top of the tomb is hipped and moulded around its edge.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% 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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