Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 3 Metres South South East of South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 3 Metres South South East of South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- scarred-mortar-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 719 361
- Coordinates
- 51.12376, -2.40179
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, likely from the 18th century, is located in the churchyard, approximately 3 metres south-southeast of the southeast corner of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in South Brewham. It is made of Doulting stone with panels of Keinton stone. The tomb features a wide stone base, a high moulded plinth, and plain sides and flanks, although the stone is very badly scaled. The top is thick and moulded. There are no inscriptions remaining on the tomb.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 3 Metres South South East of South East Corner, Church of Saint John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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