Gulielmi J Stephens Monument in the Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Monument.
Gulielmi J Stephens Monument in the Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- mired-sandstone-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 623 534
- Coordinates
- 51.27867, -2.5406
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Gulielmi J. Stephens is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 20 meters south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from 1823 and was created by O. and J. Greenway of Downend. The tomb is made of dressed stone and features an oblong shape resting on a plain plinth. It has corner pilasters with grooving and a slab top that is fluted around its outer edge, which includes an inscription.
Local climate
Gulielmi J Stephens Monument in the Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of South Chapel, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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