Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- other-screen-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 800 556
- Coordinates
- 51.29972, -2.28765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 metres southeast of the porch of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the early 19th century, possibly around 1842. The tomb features a stepped plinth made of Doulting stone with a hollow chamfer moulding. Its ends and sides are panelled and adorned with fluted pilasters. The top of the tomb is a heavy moulded hipped design. The dedication on the tomb is illegible, and the inscription is nearly completely worn away.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres South East of Porch, Church of All Saints 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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