General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. A C18 Tomb.
General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- tangled-keep-bistre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard, Church Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 731 663
- Coordinates
- 51.3957, -2.38796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of General Joseph Smith, dating from around 1790, is a chest tomb made of Bath stone, situated to the north of the north-west end of the Church of All Saints. This elaborate neo-classical memorial features an oval base and a rectangular chest adorned with paired engaged columns that have acanthus capitals at the projecting ends. The main side displays a finely crafted military trophy in relief, surrounding an inscription panel that begins with the words, "Here is deposited the noblest work of God / an Honest Man / A Brave Officer," among other text. The opposite side has a plain marble panel framed by drapery. The upswept fluted cover rises to a two-stage base that supports a decorated urn. This tomb is recognized as an exceptional neo-classical memorial. General Smith passed away in 1790 and also has a memorial inside Weston church. It is marked as number 53 on the churchyard plan.
Local climate
General Joseph Smith Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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