Munden and Cox Monuments in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Evagelist and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Monument.
Munden and Cox Monuments in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Evagelist and All Saints
- WRENN ID
- far-stronghold-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 378 136
- Coordinates
- 50.91866, -2.88525
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Munden and Cox monuments are located in the churchyard about 12 metres south of the nave of the Church of St John the Evangelist and All Saints.
The first monument is a chest tomb from the early 19th century made of Ham stone. Its base is buried, and it features one fielded panel on each face, with three-panel pilasters on the flanks and no frieze. The tomb has a moulded coving leading to a shallow hipped top and commemorates Robert Munden, an Ilminster builder who died in 1829.
The second monument is also a chest tomb from the early 19th century, made of Ham stone and located 14 metres south of the nave. Like the first, its base is buried and it has one fielded panel on each face, with three-panel pilasters on the flanks and no frieze. It also has a moulded coving to a shallow hipped top and commemorates Robert Cox of Lyme Regis, who died in 1833.
Local climate
Munden and Cox Monuments in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Evagelist and All Saints 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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