Swain Travers Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of Saint Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Chest tomb.
Swain Travers Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of Saint Andrew
- WRENN ID
- open-transept-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 425 310
- Coordinates
- 51.07612, -2.82142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swain Travers monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Andrew, positioned 9 metres east of the chancel. It dates from the 19th century, with a possibility of reusing a tomb from the 18th century. The monument is made of Ham stone and features a moulded base. The ends of the tomb have fielded panels, while the flanks display a single fielded panel with a triple-panel and pilasters. It has a moulded hipped top. The monument commemorates Ann Swain Travers, who died in 1836, and her husband George, who died in 1838.
Local climate
Swain Travers Monument in Churchyard, 9 Metres East of Chancel, Church of Saint Andrew receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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