Shephard Chest Tomb, 2 Metres from the South East Corners of the Nave and South Chapel, Church of Saint Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Shephard Chest Tomb, 2 Metres from the South East Corners of the Nave and South Chapel, Church of Saint Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- brooding-crypt-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Shephard Chest Tomb, 2 Metres from the South East Corners of the Nave and South Chapel, Church of Saint Bartholomew, BA22 8EX
- OS grid reference
- ST 546 230
- Coordinates
- 51.00463, -2.64701
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shephard Chest Tomb is located 2 metres from the southeast corners of the nave and south chapel of the Church of Saint Bartholomew. This chest tomb dates from the early 18th century and is made of Ham stone with a rectangular plan. It features a tall moulded base and deep panels with quadrant reveals, one on each end and two on the sides. The tomb is topped with a deep moulded hipped top. It commemorates Joseph Shephard, who died in 1731, and his wife Sarah, who died in 1746.
Local climate
Shephard Chest Tomb, 2 Metres from the South East Corners of the Nave and South Chapel, Church of Saint Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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