Bellett Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1986. Monument.
Bellett Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- far-rubble-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 107 188
- Coordinates
- 50.9624, -3.27193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bellett family monument is a chest tomb from the 18th century, located about 7 meters south-east of the chancel at the Church of the Holy Cross in Sampford Arundel. It is made of red sandstone and features a ledger top with raised and fielded panels. The north side has tripartite end pilasters adorned with cherub heads, while the south sides display a skull and crossbones. The name of Mary Bellett is inscribed on the north side, which is the only face that is legible. The Bellett family resided at Easterlands, which is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Bellett Family Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross 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 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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