Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres North North East of North Porch of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1976. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres North North East of North Porch of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- gilded-keep-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1976
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 323 082
- Coordinates
- 50.86959, -2.9634
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the mid to late 18th century, is located approximately 16 metres north-north-east of the north porch of the Parish Church. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cornice that support a hipped top. The tomb is adorned with fluted corner pilasters and has side panels that are framed with moulding, which is divided almost into two sections; the central bar is cut and moulded before it reaches the base.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres North North East of North Porch of Parish Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 65% 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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