Paul Chest Tomb, with Railing Enclosures, 3 Metres South of South Aisle Door, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Paul Chest Tomb, with Railing Enclosures, 3 Metres South of South Aisle Door, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- waning-pediment-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 467 134
- Coordinates
- 50.91767, -2.75921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Paul Chest Tomb, with railing enclosures, is located 3 metres south of the south aisle door at the Church of Saint Mary. This chest tomb dates from the late 18th century and is made of Ham stone, featuring wrought iron railings. It has a high moulded base and one fielded panel on each face, with three fielded-panelled pilasters on the flanks. The top is relatively thin and hipped. The tomb commemorates Elizabeth Paul, who died in 1794, and her family. It is set on a paved surround with a 150mm high stone kerb, upon which the railings are placed. The railings have alternate long and short arrow-headed balusters, with thicker matching corner pieces.
Local climate
Paul Chest Tomb, with Railing Enclosures, 3 Metres South of South Aisle Door, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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