Mausoleum to Ralph Allen, in Churchyard to South of St Mary'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. Mausoleum.

Mausoleum to Ralph Allen, in Churchyard to South of St Mary's Church

WRENN ID
outer-keystone-crimson
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 August 1984
Type
Mausoleum
Address
Mausoleum to Ralph Allen, in Churchyard to South of St Mary's Church, Claverton
OS grid reference
ST 787 641
Coordinates
51.37568, -2.30623
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mausoleum to Ralph Allen, located in the churchyard to the south of St. Mary's Church, is a significant structure dating from the 18th century. It is believed to have been designed by Robert Parsons and commemorates Ralph Allen of Prior Park and Claverton, who died in 1764.

This mausoleum is a square building made of ashlar stone, featuring three arches supported by square piers with moulded imposts on each side; these arches are currently infilled with railings. The roof is a pyramidal stone slab set behind an ashlar parapet, and there is a moulded cornice along the top. Inside, the roof is vaulted, and at the center lies a chest tomb with inscribed marble sides, along with a moulded plinth and cornice. The mausoleum is elevated on two steps. Notably, architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner noted that Parsons presented the designs to Allen just a day before his passing.

Local climate

Mausoleum to Ralph Allen, in Churchyard to South of St Mary's Church receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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