Bush monument, in churchyard 4 metres east of chancel, Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Bush monument, in churchyard 4 metres east of chancel, Church of St David
- WRENN ID
- riven-pavement-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Bush monument, in churchyard 4 metres east of chancel, Church of St David, TA11 6BU
- OS grid reference
- ST 539 317
- Coordinates
- 51.08283, -2.6583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bush monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St David. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Doulting stone with Keinton stone slabs. The tomb features a moulded plinth and semi-circular arched panels, with one panel at each end and two on each side. Fluted end pilasters decorate the flanks, and there is incised decoration present. The top of the tomb is moulded and hipped. One panel is missing on the south side, and another has decayed. This monument commemorates John Bush, who died in 1704, along with others.
Local climate
Bush monument, in churchyard 4 metres east of chancel, Church of St David 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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