Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- south-chancel-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 222 296
- Coordinates
- 51.06131, -3.11037
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located in the churchyard, 6 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Mary in Kingston St Mary village. It is constructed of sandstone, with alabaster sections and blue lias panels. The tomb features a steeply pitched ledger top, a dentil moulded cornice, and a frieze that is carved with swags and drops, along with a moulded architrave. The North and South fronts are divided into two bays, each with semi-circular headed sroded blue lias panels. Alabaster winged cherubs are positioned in the spandrels, accompanied by central alabaster drapes. The East and West ends are 'en bombe', with carved palms on the West side and a skull and crossbones on the East side. It appears that the frieze and cornice have been painted at some point, as traces of brown pigment are still visible. The tomb was noted to be in poor condition during a survey conducted in March 1984.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 6 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary 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.
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