Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- tall-rampart-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 374 330
- Coordinates
- 51.09365, -2.89451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located in the churchyard about 7 meters west of the south porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. It is constructed from dressed stone and features a sunken plinth. The rectangular chest is made up of four large slabs, each with recessed panels on its faces. There is some obscured lettering on the south face. The tomb is topped with a massive slab that has a moulded lower edge.
Local climate
Chest Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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