Pair of Chest Tomb to John and Mary Rawlins in Churchyard, 23 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Pair of Chest Tomb to John and Mary Rawlins in Churchyard, 23 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- scattered-footing-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 204 429
- Coordinates
- 51.17979, -3.1392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of matching chest tombs dedicated to John and Mary Rawlins, located in the churchyard 23 meters north of the nave of the Church of St. Andrew. They date from the mid-18th century and are made of ashlar limestone, featuring an inserted marble panel on the south face. The tombs have ledger tops and a billet-moulded cornice, with recessed wings that have a moulded cornice interrupted by a projecting central moulded panel, which is inscribed on the south face. The outer faces of the tombs are wreathed, while the inner sides are blank. The north side has recessed panels adorned with flaming urns, with the centers left blank. The south face has central panels inscribed, with the left panel dedicated to Mary Rawlins, who died in 1769, and the right panel to John Rawlins, who died in 1776. At the time of the survey in August 1983, both tombs were partially obscured by ivy. Overall, they are a handsome pair of matching chest tombs.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tomb to John and Mary Rawlins in Churchyard, 23 Metres North of Nave, Church of St Andrew 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Tomb of John Rawlings St Peter's Churchyard
- 2 Pair of Rawlings Family Memorials About 12 Yards South West of West Tower of St Marys Church
- 3 Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- 4 Group of 9 Chest Tombs Approximately 20-30 Metres South West of South Transept of Church of St Mary
- 5 Two Unidentified Monuments About 1 Metre North West of Raised Railed Enclosure in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings
Nearby listed buildings
- 2 Piers, Railings, Dwarf Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Lamp Carrier Fronting Church of St Andrew
- Church of St Andrew
- South Boundary Wall Churchyard Running West from East Entrance, Church of St Andrew
- The Old Vicarage
- Gate and Gate Piers at East Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St Andrew
- Harford House
- 2, High Street
- 6, High Street
- 8 AND 10, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)
- Stogursey war memorial