Apsey Chest Tomb, 1 Metre West of South Porch to Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Apsey Chest Tomb, 1 Metre West of South Porch to Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- scattered-lime-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 512 119
- Coordinates
- 50.90472, -2.69504
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Apsey Chest Tomb, located 1 metre west of the south porch of the Church of Saint Mary, is a chest tomb that likely dates from the 18th century. It is made of Ham stone and has a rectangular shape. The tomb features a moulded base, with fielded panels on the ends and a single fielded panel on each side, accented by triple panelled pilasters. The top of the tomb is a moderate size with a hipped design. It commemorates Grace, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Apsey, who died in 1666, with other dates from the 18th century. The style of the monument suggests it was created in the 18th century.
Local climate
Apsey Chest Tomb, 1 Metre West of South Porch to Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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