Horsey Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres West of Tower, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Chest tombs.
Horsey Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres West of Tower, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- carved-wattle-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- ST 460 191
- Coordinates
- 50.96935, -2.76959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Horsey monument is located in the churchyard about 22 meters west of the tower of the Church of All Saints. This pair of chest tombs, dating from the early 19th century, is made of Ham stone and features cast iron railings. The chest tombs rest on a shared base and have a moulded plinth. Each tomb has three panels on the sides, divided by Gothic pilasters, and one panel at each end, topped with moulded stepped thin tops. The railings are set on a low stone base, approximately 1.3 meters high, and are adorned with fleurs-de-lys and urn finials. The monument commemorates various members of the Horsey family.
Local climate
Horsey Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres West of Tower, Church of All Saints 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 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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