Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South West of Nave, Church of St. Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Monument.
Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South West of Nave, Church of St. Peter
- WRENN ID
- frozen-chapel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 351 174
- Coordinates
- 50.95242, -2.92416
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 14 metres south-west of the nave of the Church of St. Peter. It dates from the 17th century and is made of Ham stone. The base is buried, featuring plain sides and flanks, along with a plain frieze. The tomb has a heavy flat top with bullnosed leading edges. It commemorates John Baker, who died in the 1600s, as well as other family members, with the latest recorded death date being 1763.
Local climate
Baker Monument in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South West of Nave, Church of St. Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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