Solomon Family Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1986. Monument.
Solomon Family Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- last-rotunda-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Exmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SS 987 332
- Coordinates
- 51.0898, -3.44779
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Solomon family monument is a chest tomb located about 2 meters east of the chancel at the Church of St Mary Magdalene. It dates from the early 17th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a flat top with a deep cyma recta moulded cornice. On the north and south sides, there are three semi-circular headed arcades, each with keystones, imposts, and spandrels. The east and west ends have single bays. Inscriptions can be seen on all faces except the south side, which was overgrown with ivy at the time of the survey in May 1985. The north face has the name Solomon clearly legible, while the east end includes the inscription "Mortal you shall a----- meet." This monument is a notable example of an early chest tomb.
Local climate
Solomon Family Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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