Poole Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, One Metre North of Nave, Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1985. Tomb.
Poole Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, One Metre North of Nave, Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- standing-belfry-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Poole Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, One Metre North of Nave, Church of St John the Evangelist, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6EJ
- OS grid reference
- ST 212 264
- Coordinates
- 51.0318, -3.12511
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Poole family chest tomb, located one metre north of the nave at the Church of St John the Evangelist, is an early 19th-century structure created by J Withey of Taunton. It is made of Portland and blue lias stones and features a flat top, ashlar columns, and a chamfered plinth. The north front is inscribed at length in memory of Captain Robert Poole, who died in 1833 and is described as "a man distinguished alike by an enterprising spirit and inflexible integrity." The west end bears a brief inscription for Joseph Poole, who "after sailing round the Globe with Captain Cooke departed this life October 3rd 1791." The account of Captain Poole's life is noted for its edifying qualities.
Local climate
Poole Family Chest Tomb in Churchyard, One Metre North of Nave, Church of St John the Evangelist 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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