Group of 7 Chest Tombs and 1 Headstone to South and South East of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1993. Tombs.
Group of 7 Chest Tombs and 1 Headstone to South and South East of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- kindled-bronze-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1993
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- Group of 7 Chest Tombs and 1 Headstone to South and South East of Church of St Bartholomew, Church Street, Crewkerne
- OS grid reference
- ST 439 097
- Coordinates
- 50.88481, -2.79795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of seven chest tombs and one headstone is located to the south and southeast of the Church of St Bartholomew. These tombs date from the 17th and 18th centuries and are made of Ham Hill stone.
The first tomb, situated farthest east, features a moulded edge, a rebuilt plinth, plain ends, and two raised-and-fielded panels on each side, with worn inscriptions, although the date 1780 is visible on the east end. The second tomb is approximately 20 meters south of the southeast corner of the chancel and dates to the 17th century. It has a thick, steep hipped top with cyma moulding along the edge, and two dentilled semi-circular arches on the sides and one on the ends, with illegible inscriptions.
The third tomb, about 15 meters south of the chancel, is from the early 18th century and features cyma moulding on the edge of its hipped top and plinth, with worn inscriptions, including the dates 1719 and 1826. The fourth tomb, located approximately 30 meters south of the chancel and dating to the late 18th century, is enclosed by spearhead railings with urn finials. It has cyma moulding on the edge of its shallow hipped top and plinth, with one raised-and-fielded panel on each side and panelled pilasters on the long sides. The south side has a legible inscription for 'Mary Phelps' along with the dates 1821, 1823, and 1861.
The fifth tomb, about 7 meters east of the southeast corner of the south transept, is from the late 17th century and features a thick hipped top with cyma moulding on the edge and plinth, along with two recessed panels with ovolo moulding on the long sides and one on the ends, though the inscriptions are worn. The sixth tomb, located approximately 9 meters south of the south transept and dating to the mid-18th century, has a thick, shallow hipped top with complex moulding on the edge and plinth, raised-and-fielded panels on each side, and panelled pilasters on the long sides, with worn inscriptions. The seventh tomb is similar to the sixth and is positioned between the south transept and the south porch, close to the south aisle.
The headstone, situated about 7 meters south of the southeast corner of the south transept, dates to the late 17th century and features a recessed inscription panel with primitively carved angels in a semi-circular recessed panel at the head.
Local climate
Group of 7 Chest Tombs and 1 Headstone to South and South East of Church of St Bartholomew 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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