Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North West of Porch, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Early C18 Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North West of Porch, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-floor-swift
- 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 811 494
- Coordinates
- 51.24357, -2.27208
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 2 metres north-west of the porch of the Church of Saint Mary. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Doulting stone. The tomb features panelled ends and sides, with moulded end fielded central panels. One panel is decorated with a carved leaf pattern. The top of the tomb is hipped. The dedication on the tomb was illegible at the time of the survey in November 1983.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 2 Metres North West of Porch, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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