Pollard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 24 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Pollard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 24 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-oriel-alder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 146 439
- Coordinates
- 51.18813, -3.22237
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pollard chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located in the churchyard about 24 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Mary. It is made of Ham stone and features a flat top with a strongly moulded cyma recta cornice. The plinth is not visible as the tomb is partially sunk. The east face displays an hourglass, while the west side has a paterae shape. The south face features raised shields, which were largely obscured by ivy at the time of the survey in August 1983. The north face has well-crafted lettering inscribed to Dorothy Pollard. The top of the tomb is also inscribed below an incised shield set in an arcade, although this inscription is no longer legible. This tomb is a striking example and contributes to a notable group of memorials in the churchyard.
Local climate
Pollard Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 24 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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