Symes Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Monument.
Symes Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- ragged-hinge-grove
- 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
- 4 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 545 569
- Coordinates
- 51.31002, -2.65415
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Symes monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael in Compton Martin. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a flat top with a gadrooned edge and quarter balusters that have gadrooned tops. It has a moulded plinth and an oval inscription panel on the south side, adorned with urns and torches in the spandrels. Most of the inscriptions have worn away, leaving only the name "Symes" legible.
Local climate
Symes Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael receives an average of 850 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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