Watson Moument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Chancel, Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Altar tomb.
Watson Moument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Chancel, Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- quartered-trefoil-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1986
- Type
- Altar tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 624 248
- Coordinates
- 51.0214, -2.53691
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Watson monument is an altar tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters north of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity. This monument dates from the early 19th century and is made of Doulting stone. It is designed in a Soanian style, featuring a moulded base on a step and a cuboid main section with fluted corner pilasters. The structure has a cornice that leads to a four-gabled top adorned with corner anthemion, a step, and an urn finial. The monument commemorates Richard Watson, who died in 1822, along with other family members.
Local climate
Watson Moument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of Chancel, Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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