Table Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Porch, Former Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1980. Tomb.
Table Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Porch, Former Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- hollow-rubble-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1980
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 351 112
- Coordinates
- 50.89725, -2.92418
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a table tomb located in the churchyard, about 2 meters south of the porch of the former Church of St Giles. It is probably from the 19th century, but it may date back to the 15th or 16th century. The tomb is made of Ham stone, with its base buried. It features traceried panels on the sides, with two panels at each end and six on each flank. The design includes moulded coving with applied rosette decoration and a very heavy flat top that is chamfered. There is an inscription commemorating J Down, who died in 1837. No other examples of this design have been noted in the area, leading to uncertainties regarding its dating.
Local climate
Table Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Porch, Former Church of St Giles receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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