Farewell Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Farewell Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- riven-pedestal-hazel
- 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 778 530
- Coordinates
- 51.27577, -2.31958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Farewell chest tomb, located in the churchyard 2 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is a memorial to John Farewell, dated 1682. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features corner pilasters along with a central pilaster strip on each side. Each end of the tomb has a recessed stone panel adorned with dentil decoration around the edge. A dedicatory inscription is present on the west end, and the tomb is topped with a slab.
Local climate
Farewell Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North of Chancel of 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 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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