Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 28 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Catherine is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Tomb.
Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 28 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Catherine
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-loft-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 496 169
- Coordinates
- 50.94949, -2.71796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker monument is a chest tomb located about 28 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Catherine in Montacute. It dates from the later 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and fielded panels on each side and flank, without pilasters or a frieze. It has a moulded coping on its hipped top with rounded leading edges. The monument commemorates Mary, the wife of James Baker Junior, who died in 1775.
Local climate
Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 28 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Catherine receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% 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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