Margaleney Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Monument.

Margaleney Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints

WRENN ID
long-gable-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 223 320
Coordinates
51.08217, -3.10939
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Margaleney Gardener monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 20 meters west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of dressed stone. The tomb has an oblong shape and rests on a sunken plinth. Each side features a projecting panel with a moulded surround, displaying inscriptions, except for the west end, which is adorned with an emblem of death. The top of the tomb is a hipped slab.

Local climate

Margaleney Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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