Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard Twelve Metres South of Porch, 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.

Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard Twelve Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the Evangelist

WRENN ID
hidden-crypt-sorrel
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
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard Twelve Metres South of Porch, Church of St John the Evangelist, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6EJ
OS grid reference
ST 212 264
Coordinates
51.03179, -3.12483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard, twelve metres south of the porch of the Church of St John the Evangelist. The tomb dates from around 1800 and is made of Doulting stone. It has a sarcophagus shape and features a ledger top, a hexagonal plan with arcorati at the corners, and inset panels, although one panel is missing on the south side. The tomb has a chamfered plinth and an inscription on the north side that is illegible. It is noted for its unusual Grecian style.

Local climate

Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard Twelve Metres South of Porch, 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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