Monument to Joseph Powney, in Churchyard to West of St Mary Magdalene's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. Monument.

Monument to Joseph Powney, in Churchyard to West of St Mary Magdalene's Church

WRENN ID
south-steel-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 August 1984
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Joseph Powney, in Churchyard to West of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Langridge Lane, Charlcombe
OS grid reference
ST 739 695
Coordinates
51.42421, -2.37542
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb dedicated to Joseph Powney, who died in 1836. It is located in the churchyard to the west of St. Mary Magdalene's Church. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features an inscribed square plaque along with fluted pilasters. It is topped with a moulded cornice and stands on a square plinth. The monument is signed by Emett of Frenchay.

Local climate

Monument to Joseph Powney, in Churchyard to West of St Mary Magdalene's Church 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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