Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. A Circa 1493-1524 Churchyard cross.
Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- watchful-sandstone-spring
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1985
- Type
- Churchyard cross
- Period
- Circa 1493-1524
- OS grid reference
- ST 552 382
- Coordinates
- 51.14176, -2.64137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 9 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Nicholas, dates from around 1493 to 1524 and was created by Abbot Richard Beere of Glastonbury. It is made of dressed stone and features a calvary with four octagonal steps, the base of which is benched. The socket has a shaft on each corner, and each of the four sides displays sculptured reliefs of the Emblems of the Crucifixion, along with raised letters "RB" on the north side. The square tapering shaft has a smaller inset shaft at each corner and is topped with the remains of an octagonal abacus that incorporates four angels.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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