Beck Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Chest tomb.
Beck Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- high-frieze-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 403 127
- Coordinates
- 50.91114, -2.85043
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beck monument is a chest tomb located about 13 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Nicholas. It dates from the mid-17th century and is made of Ham stone. The base is buried, and the tomb features plain ends and flanks, along with a chamfer-coved, heavy flat top. It commemorates Robert Beck of Dinnington, who died in 1663.
Local climate
Beck Monument in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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