Pair of Monuments in Churchyard Immediately East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Monument.
Pair of Monuments in Churchyard Immediately East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- sunken-rubble-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Pair of Monuments in Churchyard Immediately East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew, Dowlish Wake, South Somerset
- OS grid reference
- ST 375 129
- Coordinates
- 50.91259, -2.88909
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a pair of headstones located in the churchyard immediately east of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew.
The first headstone, known as the Flood monument, dates from the 19th century and is made of Ham stone. It measures approximately 900mm by 1200mm and is 100mm thick, featuring a chamfered back and a segmental-arched top. The design includes two semi-circular arched panels, topped with an Adamesque urn flanked by an hourglass and a heart, all under scrolls. This monument commemorates John, the son of Matthew and Joan Flood, who died in 1812.
The second headstone, referred to as the Jude monument, is from the 18th century and is also made of Ham stone. It measures about 1000mm by 1200mm and is 120mm thick, with a chamfered back. Its shaped top features two angel heads in semi-circular recesses, along with a central hourglass in an oval recess. The border is decorated, and there is a part centre-drop. The first inscription on this monument has been lost, but the second commemorates Joan, the wife of Andrue Jude Junior, who died in 176.
Local climate
Pair of Monuments in Churchyard Immediately East of Chancel, Church of St Andrew 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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