Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 7 Metres South of Aisle, Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tomb.
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 7 Metres South of Aisle, Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- inner-niche-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 808 533
- Coordinates
- 51.2792, -2.27639
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unknown chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres south of the aisle of the Church of St Laurence. It dates from the 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb is rectangular and sits on a moulded plinth, featuring corner balusters. There are fielded stone plaques on the north and south sides, although the inscriptions have decayed. It also has a moulded cornice and a hipped slab top.
Local climate
Unknown Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 7 Metres South of Aisle, Church of St Laurence 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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