Richard Prior Chest Tomb, 6 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Chest tomb.
Richard Prior Chest Tomb, 6 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- western-cupola-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 139 277
- Coordinates
- 51.04254, -3.22861
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard Prior chest tomb, located 6 metres west of the tower at the Church of St James, is a Grade II listed structure. This chest tomb commemorates Richard Chanelle Alexander Prior, who died in 1902, and dates from the early 20th century. It is constructed from ashlar sandstone and features a moulded plinth and a steeply chamfered cornice. The tomb is part of a notable group of chest tombs in the area.
Local climate
Richard Prior Chest Tomb, 6 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% 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 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- 1 George Prior Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James
- 2 Prior Family Chest Tomb and Encircling Wrought Iron Railings, in Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Mary
- 3 Chave Chest Tomb Approximately 500 Millimetres West of Porch of Church of St Peter
- 4 Tomb of Thomas Prichard in Churchyard of Penallt Old Church (St Mary's)
- 5 Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary
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