Sommersett Monument in Churchyard, Adjacent to South-West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. A C18 Monument.
Sommersett Monument in Churchyard, Adjacent to South-West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- weathered-chapel-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 196 629
- Coordinates
- 51.36518, -1.71878
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sommersett monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard adjacent to the south-west corner of the porch of the Church of St. Andrew. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with fascia and recessed corner balusters. The side panels are divided by drapery between half-pilasters. It commemorates Anne Sommersett, who died in 1791, and Edmund Somerset, who died in 1809.
Local climate
Sommersett Monument in Churchyard, Adjacent to South-West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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