Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- unlit-mullion-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 541 223
- Coordinates
- 50.99889, -2.65492
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located 1.5 metres west of the tower of the Church of Saint Mary in Limington. It is the northernmost of two chest tombs. The tomb is constructed from Ham stone and features a moulded base with one fielded panel on each side and flanks. The flanks are adorned with pilasters that have swags hanging from Ionic capitals. It also has a heavy cornice and a hipped top.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb 1.5 Metres West of Tower, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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