Monument to John Edson, in the Churchyard and to the South of St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1984. Monument.
Monument to John Edson, in the Churchyard and to the South of St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- watchful-sill-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- North Somerset MP: Sadik Al-Hassan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 493 683
- Coordinates
- 51.41168, -2.72998
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to John Edson is a chest tomb located in the churchyard to the south of St. Andrew's Church in Backwell. It dates back to the late 17th century, with the earliest inscriptions for John Edson from 1689 and for Beakes from 1716. The tomb is constructed of ashlar and features square inscribed panels, enriched pilasters, and a frieze, along with a moulded plinth and cornice.
Local climate
Monument to John Edson, in the Churchyard and to the South of St Andrew's Church 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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