Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 16-17 Metres South South West of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Tomb.

Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 16-17 Metres South South West of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul

WRENN ID
late-fireplace-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 February 1988
Type
Tomb
Address
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 16-17 Metres South South West of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul, West Street, South Petherton, South Somerset
OS grid reference
ST 432 168
Coordinates
50.94809, -2.8095
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard, approximately 16 to 17 metres south-south-west of the south transept of the Church of St Peter and St Paul.

The first, known as the Anstice monument, dates from around 1700 and is made of Ham stone. It features a moulded plinth and panels with ovolo-mould frames, with plain pilasters on the sides and no frieze. The tomb has a heavy hipped top with cyma-recta coving and commemorates Edmond Anstice, who died in 1699, and his son, who died in 1734.

The second tomb, the Damer monument, is from the later 18th century and is also constructed from Ham stone. It has a moulded plinth, flank panels with egg-and-dart frames, and baluster-shaped ends, with no frieze. The top is almost flat with rounded leading edges and has moulded coving. This monument commemorates Damer (7), who died in 1776.

Local climate

Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 16-17 Metres South South West of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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