Ryall Family Chest Tomb, 16 Metres South of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of Saint James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Tomb.
Ryall Family Chest Tomb, 16 Metres South of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of Saint James
- WRENN ID
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- 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 570 221
- Coordinates
- 50.9972, -2.61354
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ryall family chest tomb is located 16 metres south of the southeast corner of the chancel at the Church of Saint James. This chest tomb dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Ham stone ashlar. It features carved details, including a moulded base that was buried at the time of the survey in 1983, fielded panels with two on each side and one on each end, and lacks corner pilasters. The tomb has a heavily moulded hipped top. It commemorates several individuals, including George Ryall, who died in 1753, and John Corry, who died in 1812. The inscriptions on the tomb have eroded over time. This tomb is part of a notable group of five tombs.
Local climate
Ryall Family Chest Tomb, 16 Metres South of the South East Corner of the Chancel, Church of Saint James 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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- The Church of Saint James
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- Higher Farmhouse
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- Lower Farmhouse
- Little Marston Farm House
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- Church of Saint Vincent
- Middle Farmhouse, with the Attached Dairy Cottage