Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 27 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 27 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rooted-zinc-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 810 494
- Coordinates
- 51.2436, -2.27243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, 27 metres west of the porch of the Church of St Mary in Berkley. It is made of Doulting stone with lias stone panels. The tomb features a moulded plinth, fielded pilasters, and a frieze. The panels that once held an inscription are now lost. The top of the tomb is moulded and hipped.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 27 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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