Prankerd Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 9 Metres South South East of South Door, Church of St John Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. Chest tomb.

Prankerd Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 9 Metres South South East of South Door, Church of St John Evangelist

WRENN ID
lapsed-thatch-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1985
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
ST 676 185
Coordinates
50.96516, -2.46217
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Prankerd Chest Tomb is located in the churchyard, 9 metres south-southeast of the south door of the Church of St John Evangelist. This chest tomb dates from the early 18th century and is made of Ham stone. It features a moulded base and plain pilasters, with plain single panels on each face set within ovolo mould frames. The heavy flat top is adorned with cyma recta mould coving. The tomb commemorates Martia, the daughter of John Prankerd, who died in the 17th century, along with other members of the Prankerd family.

Local climate

Prankerd Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 9 Metres South South East of South Door, Church of St John Evangelist receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 54% 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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