Pair of Chest Tombs, 20 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. A C18 Chest tombs.
Pair of Chest Tombs, 20 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- unlit-landing-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- ST 727 492
- Coordinates
- 51.24197, -2.39161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of chest tombs is located 20 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St Andrew. They are made of Doulting ashlar. The tomb closest to the church belongs to Thomas Whatley and dates from the early 18th century. It features a moulded plinth, elaborately decorated corner pilasters, and a memorial plaque in a moulded surround on either side, topped with a deeply chamfered and moulded cornice and a hipped top. The inscriptions are missing on the tomb furthest from the church, which is likely from the late 18th century. This tomb stands on a moulded plinth and has panelled sides, corner pilasters with acanthus decoration, a central fluted pilaster strip on each side, a decorated entablature, a moulded cornice, and a slightly hipped top.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs, 20 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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