Spordel Chest Tomb with Railing Enclosure, 13 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Spordel Chest Tomb with Railing Enclosure, 13 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint Mary
- WRENN ID
- haunted-footing-rook
- 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 467 134
- Coordinates
- 50.91787, -2.75887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spordel chest tomb with railing enclosure is located 13 metres northeast of the northeast corner of the chancel at the Church of Saint Mary. This chest tomb dates from the 19th century and is made of Ham stone, featuring wrought iron railings. It has a moulded base and simple panels with incised borders that have reverse curves at the corners. The ends and flanks are adorned with reeded pilasters, and it has a thin, steeply hipped top. The tomb commemorates John Spordel (or Spordle), who died in 1840. Surrounding the tomb is a paved area with a 150mm stone kerb, on which the railings are set. The railings have spear heads, thicker balusters, and ornamented fluted spikes at the corners.
Local climate
Spordel Chest Tomb with Railing Enclosure, 13 Metres North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of Saint Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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