Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 30 metres south of chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Chest tomb.
Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 30 metres south of chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- grey-screen-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 319 255
- Coordinates
- 51.02519, -2.97151
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 30 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a ledger top, a moulded cornice and plinth, and raised and fielded panels. There are pilasters on the north and south sides that are divided horizontally into three panels. The inscriptions on all sides are illegible except for the east side. The top of the tomb is damaged. It is similar to the Pocock family chest tomb located to the north.
Local climate
Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 30 metres south of chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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