Smyth Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of West Tower of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Memorial.
Smyth Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of West Tower of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- gentle-minaret-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1988
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SS 736 299
- Coordinates
- 51.05489, -3.80423
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smyth memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 9 metres south of the west tower of the Church of All Saints in North Molton. It dates from the early to mid 18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a moulded cornice on its flat top. The top slab has an inscription dedicated to John Smyth of Bentwitchen, who was buried on 23rd February in an unspecified year, along with another inscription dated 25th April 1892. The east end of the tomb has an inscription for William Smyth, who was buried on 12th March 1724 at the age of 45, and for his daughter Elizabeth, who was buried on 20th October 1740 at the age of 36. Additionally, the north side of the tomb bears an inscription for Henry Smyth, who died at Bentwitchen on 25th August 1815 and was buried on 2nd September 1815 at the age of 82.
Local climate
Smyth Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of West Tower of Church of All Saints sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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