Blandford Monument in Churchyard, South East Corner of Nave and Porch, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. A Regency Monument.
Blandford Monument in Churchyard, South East Corner of Nave and Porch, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- woven-postern-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Regency
- Address
- Blandford Monument in Churchyard, South East Corner of Nave and Porch, Church of the Holy Cross, Sparkford
- OS grid reference
- ST 610 249
- Coordinates
- 51.02251, -2.55658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blandford monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard at the southeast corner of the nave and porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of Portland stone with wrought iron railings. The monument features a step base and a moulded plinth, with panelled sides and ends that have reverse curve corners. It includes corner pilasters adorned with Gothic panels, a plain frieze, and an elaborately moulded stepped top. The monument commemorates Henry Blandford, who died in 1826, along with other family members. The surrounding railings are set on a low stone base and have spikes at the corners and necked cross/barb points elsewhere. There is a matching gate on the south side, which has sweeps leading up to the top rail and a middle rail decorated with X and rosette ornamentation.
Local climate
Blandford Monument in Churchyard, South East Corner of Nave and Porch, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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