Two Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Tomb.
Two Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-lime-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Two Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St Mary, Church Street, Bishop's Lydeard
- OS grid reference
- ST 167 297
- Coordinates
- 51.06104, -3.18867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located 1-2 metres east of the porch at the Church of St Mary. These tombs date from the 17th century and are unidentified. The tomb closest to the porch is made of Dundry stone, has a flat top, a moulded plinth, and is otherwise plain and very weatherworn. The second tomb is made of red sandstone, also flat topped, featuring a wave moulded cornice and a moulded plinth. This tomb is unusually narrow and short, likely indicating it is a child's tomb.
Local climate
Two Chest Tombs, 1-2 Metres East of the Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% 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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