Unidentified Chest Tomb, 2 Metres East of South Porch, Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Chest Tomb, 2 Metres East of South Porch, Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- north-tower-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 756 314
- Coordinates
- 51.08165, -2.34936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located 2 metres east of the south porch in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. It is likely from the 17th century and is made of Doulting stone. The tomb features a tall moulded base, plain slab sides and flanks, and a moulded slightly hipped top with chamfered corners. Although the inscriptions have been lost, the date 1779 is just discernible on the south side. The north face has two recessed panels with incised decoration, which are badly weathered and have lost their inscriptions.
Local climate
Unidentified Chest Tomb, 2 Metres East of South Porch, Churchyard of Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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