John Collett Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
John Collett Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- hidden-spindle-myrtle
- 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 790 540
- Coordinates
- 51.2852, -2.30231
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Collett Chest Tomb, located in the churchyard 2 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. Lawrence, is a chest tomb from the late 18th century made of Doulting stone. It features a rectangular moulded plinth with carved quarter-balusters at each corner. The ends and sides are panelled and adorned with moulded elliptical panels, a frieze, and a heavy moulded cushion top. The tomb is dedicated to John Collett, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
John Collett Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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