Thomas Knight Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Thomas Knight Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stony-tower-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 223 296
- Coordinates
- 51.06135, -3.11009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Knight chest tomb is located in the churchyard about 2 meters southeast of the chancel at the Church of St Mary. This chest tomb dates from the early 18th century, with a later addition from the 19th century. It is made of Ham Stone and features lias panels. The tomb has a ledger top, apsidal ends, and a moulded cornice. The panels have moulded surrounds, including inset lias panels at the shallow bowed ends, and it sits on a podium that is largely covered with grass. The tomb is inscribed on all sides, although the inscription on the east front has eroded. The south front features fine lettering commemorating Thomas Knight, who died in 1715, while the north front is dedicated to Sarah, the wife of Richard Edward, who died in 1854.
Local climate
Thomas Knight Chest Tomb, in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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