Skinner monument, in the churchyard and ten metres north of tower of Church of St. Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1985. Monument.
Skinner monument, in the churchyard and ten metres north of tower of Church of St. Peter
- WRENN ID
- graven-grate-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Skinner monument, in the churchyard and ten metres north of tower of Church of St. Peter, Camerton Park
- OS grid reference
- ST 686 574
- Coordinates
- 51.31525, -2.45083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Skinner monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, ten metres north of the tower of the Church of St. Peter. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of ashlar stone. The monument features a square pedestal set on a moulded plinth, with raised panels on the sides that include text and a scroll frieze. At the top, it is surmounted by an urn. This monument commemorates the Skinner family, who were relatives of the Rev. Skinner, a well-known local antiquarian who tragically died by suicide.
Local climate
Skinner monument, in the churchyard and ten metres north of tower of Church of St. Peter receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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