George Prior Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1984. Chest tomb.
George Prior Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- muted-quoin-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 139 277
- Coordinates
- 51.04252, -3.22852
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Prior chest tomb, located about 5 metres west of the tower of the Church of St James, is a Grade II listed structure. This chest tomb, which commemorates George Prior who died in 1814, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features a moulded plinth, a moulded cornice, and a flat top. This tomb is part of a notable group of chest tombs in the area.
Local climate
George Prior Chest Tomb, About 5 Metres West of the Tower, Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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