Joseph Singer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 22 Metres West 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. Tomb.
Joseph Singer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 22 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- inner-screen-hemlock
- 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 810 494
- Coordinates
- 51.24358, -2.27231
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Joseph Singer Chest Tomb, located in the churchyard 22 metres west of the porch of the Church of St Mary, is an 18th-century chest tomb made of Bath stone. It features a moulded plinth, undecorated flat sides, and a plain flat top. The south side is inscribed with the names Joseph Singer (1790), Martha (1796), and Thomas (1830), while the north side bears the names Rach... (1810) and James Singer (1838).
Local climate
Joseph Singer Chest Tomb, in Churchyard 22 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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