Gibbs Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. A C18 Tomb.
Gibbs Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Margaret
- WRENN ID
- steep-thatch-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 472 131
- Coordinates
- 50.91506, -2.75218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibbs Chest Tomb, located 8 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of Saint Margaret, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed from Ham stone and features Keinton inscription panels. The tomb is rectangular with semi-cylindrical ends and has a moulded plinth at the base. Proud-standing panels are present on each side and one curved panel on each end, all set within frame mouldings. The top is moulded and shaped in a hipped design. This tomb commemorates John Gibbs Senior, who died in 1735, his wife Sarah, who died in 1764, and Revd. John Gibbs Junior, who died in 1757, among others. The first inscription likely dates to 1764. The tomb is surrounded by a paved area with a kerb that was originally topped with railings.
Local climate
Gibbs Chest Tomb, 8 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of Saint Margaret receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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