Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 0.75 Metre East of Chancel, Church of Saint Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. A C18 Chest tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 0.75 Metre East of Chancel, Church of Saint Michael
- WRENN ID
- ghost-groin-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 538 121
- Coordinates
- 50.90729, -2.65706
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, 0.75 metres east of the chancel of the Church of Saint Michael. It is made of Ham stone and features a moulded base. The sides have fielded panels, and the flanks are adorned with fielded panels that include panelled pilasters. The tomb has a heavy moulded hipped top. The inscription is mostly worn away, but the date may be readable as 1753.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 0.75 Metre East of Chancel, Church of Saint Michael receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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