Five Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 or 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Chest tomb, headstones.
Five Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 or 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- patient-tracery-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb, headstones
- OS grid reference
- ST 402 149
- Coordinates
- 50.93056, -2.8511
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Five monuments are located in the churchyard, about 2 or 3 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St Mary. The group includes a chest tomb and four headstones.
The chest tomb, dating from the late 17th century, is made of Ham stone and features a moulded plinth with baluster-moulded ends. The flanks have panels with egg-and-dart moulding, and there is deep moulded coving to a shallow-hipped top with moulded leading edges. The inscription on this tomb is badly worn.
The first headstone, known as the Hutchings headstone, is located about one metre east of the chest tomb and dates from the early 18th century. It is also made of Ham stone, measuring approximately 700mm by 1000mm and 120mm thick, with a chamfered back. It has an open segmental-arched head featuring a skull 'keystone' and side scrolls, with egg-and-dart undermoulding and quasi-Ionic pilasters on the sides. This headstone commemorates Mary Hutchings, but the death date is not readable.
The second headstone is situated about one metre south of the Hutchings headstone and is also from the early 18th century. This unidentified headstone is made of Ham stone, measuring approximately 650mm by 850mm and 90mm thick, with a chamfered back. It has a semi-circular-arched head with side scrolls and a flat face with inscribed decoration, commemorating John - , with the death date not specified.
The third headstone is immediately south of the previous one and is likewise from the early 18th century. This unidentified headstone is made of Ham stone, measuring about 700mm by 850mm and 100mm thick, with a chamfered back similar to the second headstone, but it features a recessed top with an angel head. The inscription is badly worn.
The fourth headstone is located about one metre south-west of the chest tomb and dates from the early 18th century. This unidentified headstone is made of Ham stone, measuring approximately one metre by one metre and 140mm thick, with a chamfered back. It has an almost flat top with semi-circular arched recesses featuring angel heads and side scrolls, as well as a wave-mould frame with a partial central drop. The inscription on this headstone is also badly worn.
Local climate
Five Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 or 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary 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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