Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 and 8 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Monument.

Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 and 8 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
graven-timber-finch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 483 172
Coordinates
50.95244, -2.73603
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two monuments located in the churchyard about 6 and 8 metres south of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. These monuments are of unusual types and date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The first monument, a chest tomb from the mid-17th century, is made of Ham stone and is situated 6 metres south. It has a base and part of the body buried. The tomb features oval panels within wreaths, with one panel at each end and two on each side, and is decorated with a pulvinated frieze. The top has a heavy hipped design with cavetto and aould coving. On the north side, there is a finely carved panel with console pilasters, while the south side has scroll pilasters. This monument commemorates Samuel Grad--ry, who died in 1659, and is considered a very fine example.

The second monument, located 8 metres south, is a chest tomb from the early 18th century, also made of Ham stone. Its base is buried, and it has plain sides and flanks. The frieze is plain above a string course, leading to a heavy flat top with cyma recta coving. This tomb commemorates Robert Johnson, who died in 1707.

Local climate

Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 and 8 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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