Francis Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Francis Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- vast-gateway-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 639 320
- Coordinates
- 51.08656, -2.51631
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Francis monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 3 metres south of the south transept of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of Doulting stone. The tomb features a moulded base and plain ends with rectangular slate panels set into them. The flanks are adorned with reeded pilasters that also have oval slate panels set in. It has a thin flat top with moulded coving. The monument commemorates Grace Francis, who died in 1767, along with other members of her family.
Local climate
Francis Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of South Transept, Church of All Saints receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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