Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 25 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 25 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- graven-passage-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 664 469
- Coordinates
- 51.22085, -2.48182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located in the churchyard, 25 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael. It is constructed from dressed Doulting stone and features panelled ends and sides that are divided by pilaster strips. The corners are accentuated with pilasters, and there is a string course along the top, which has an oversailing hipped and moulded design. The inscription on the tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb in Churchyard, 25 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael 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 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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