Group of 3 Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Monuments.
Group of 3 Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- noble-lintel-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 402 149
- Coordinates
- 50.93055, -2.85106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of three monuments is located in the churchyard about 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary. The first is the Bucknel chest tomb, dating from the early 17th century, made of Ham stone. The base and chest are mostly buried, featuring plain sides and flanks, with cyma-recta coving leading to a heavy flat top. A Latin inscription on the south side commemorates Thomas Bucknel, whose death date is recorded.
The second monument is an unidentified headstone, positioned immediately east of the chest tomb and dating from the 18th century. This headstone is also made of Ham stone and measures approximately 750mm wide, 900mm high, and 110mm thick. It has a chamfered back and a semi-circular arched head that encloses an angel in a panel, flanked by scrolls, with a floriated frame surrounding the single panel. The inscription is worn.
The third monument is the Upstill headstone, located to the south of the second headstone and also dating from the 18th century. This headstone is made of Ham stone and measures about 900mm wide, 1000mm high, and 110mm thick, featuring a chamfered back. It is a double stone with two semi-circular arched panels that display angel heads, an hourglass between them, and flanking scrolls. The floriated frame surrounds the panel, which has a part-drop in the center and commemorates Ann Upstill, along with others.
Local climate
Group of 3 Monuments in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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