Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 3 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1986. Monument.
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 3 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- fallen-parapet-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 667 586
- Coordinates
- 51.32561, -2.47895
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 3 metres north of the nave of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from the early to mid-19th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features an ornate cambered and moulded slab that is supported by four diagonal console buttresses. The ends of the tomb display shields, one inscribed with text and the other bearing the Smith family arms. The sides are adorned with cartouches beneath festoons, which also contain text. The earliest recorded date associated with the monument is 178-.
Local climate
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 3 Metres North of Nave of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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