Edward Berrie Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Tower, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1985. Tomb.
Edward Berrie Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Tower, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 216 221
- Coordinates
- 50.9937, -3.11819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward Berrie chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located in the churchyard about 2 metres south of the tower of the Church of All Saints. It is constructed from Ham stone and features blue lias panels. The tomb has a flat top with a cyma recta moulded cornice and a moulded plinth. The north front is inscribed with the name Edward Berrie and possibly another name, while the south face has an inscription in Gothic lettering, although the name is not legible.
Local climate
Edward Berrie Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Tower, Church of All Saints receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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