Pickard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres East of East End, Rode Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Pickard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres East of East End, Rode Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 804 539
- Coordinates
- 51.284, -2.28106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pickard chest tomb, located in the churchyard 4 metres east of the east end of Rode Baptist Church, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth. The tomb has fluted corner pilasters and a central pilaster on each side that divides the inscription panels. It is topped with a moulded cornice and a hipped slabbed top. The earliest dedication, found on the east side, is to Charlotte Pickard, although the date is obscured. There are also additional later dedications from the 19th century.
Local climate
Pickard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 4 Metres East of East End, Rode Baptist Church 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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