Chest Tomb to Thomas Heale Junior, in Churchyard 14 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. A Early Modern Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Thomas Heale Junior, in Churchyard 14 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- weathered-cellar-tallow
- 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
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- ST 755 512
- Coordinates
- 51.25982, -2.35241
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to Thomas Heale Junior is located in the churchyard, 14 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the 17th century and is made of dressed stone. The tomb features three shallow semi-circular head niches on each side, with slightly emphasised keystones and imposts, and inscriptions in each niche. There is a similar niche at each end of the tomb. The slab top is decayed and has a moulded edge.
The inscription in the niche on the east corner of the south side reads: "My Babes That Died Not Long Before Shall Raise And Reign For Ever More." The centre panel states: "My Life Unto My Friends Is Lost Yet To Me Is Found, It Was Brought From Bed Unto This Ground ......". The panel on the west side notes: "Here Lieth The Body Of Thomas Heale Junior Who Departed This Life The 26th ......". The remainder of the inscriptions is obscured by the raised ground level and is much decayed.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Thomas Heale Junior, in Churchyard 14 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Michael receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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