Churchyard Cross and Balustraded Steps and Terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1983. Memorial.

Churchyard Cross and Balustraded Steps and Terrace

WRENN ID
floating-casement-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 February 1983
Type
Memorial
Address
Churchyard Cross and Balustraded Steps and Terrace, Bath Street, Frome
OS grid reference
ST 776 478
Coordinates
51.22967, -2.32089
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Churchyard Cross and Balustraded Steps and Terrace, located on the east side of Bath Street, dates from before 1887 and serves as a memorial to Reverend W. J. E. Bennett, who rebuilt the church. The site is accessed from the south porch, where cast iron gates lead to steps featuring extended landings. The balustrade is designed in the Perpendicular style and is adorned with angel finials. Surrounding the base of the cross is an octagonal area with mosaics. The cross itself has steps leading to the base of its tall shaft, and the steps are inscribed with raised lettering. Additional steps ascend further to the south.

Local climate

Churchyard Cross and Balustraded Steps and Terrace receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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