Holland Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres North of Chancel, 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.
Holland Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- gilded-barrel-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 470 159
- Coordinates
- 50.94078, -2.7547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Holland Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 6 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It dates from the 19th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and has a single fielded panel on each side, with coffer-panelled pilasters on the flanks and no frieze. The hipped top has moulded coving with rounded leading edges. This monument commemorates Hugh Holland, who died in 1820.
Local climate
Holland Monument in Churchyard, About 6 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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