Charles Moody Coffin Tomb, in Churchyard 30 Metres South of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Charles Moody Coffin Tomb, in Churchyard 30 Metres South of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- keen-marble-aspen
- 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 801 516
- Coordinates
- 51.26326, -2.28573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Charles Moody coffin tomb, located in the churchyard 30 metres south of the Church of St. George, was created in 1847 by Moody of Frome. This tomb features an angular cast iron coffin that rests on a low stone plinth. Each face of the coffin is adorned with acanthus decoration in varying sizes, and there is a cross in relief on the top. A cast dedicatory inscription is present on each side of the tomb. It is noted that the panel on the north side has become detached as of the last survey in November 1983.
Local climate
Charles Moody Coffin Tomb, in Churchyard 30 Metres South of Church of St George 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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