Gaylard Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Monument.
Gaylard Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- fossil-rampart-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 484 172
- Coordinates
- 50.95254, -2.73587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gaylard monument is a headstone located about 2 metres east of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stoke Sub Hamdon. This 18th-century monument is made of Ham stone and measures approximately 1.05 metres wide and 1.65 metres high. It features a chamfered back and is framed by a twisted vine design, with a central drop that extends nearly half the height of the panel. The top of the stone is almost flat and includes two semi-circular arches adorned with angels holding trumpets. In the central panel, there is a waving figure, with a skull depicted in a scroll panel to the left and an hourglass to the right. The monument commemorates Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Gaylard, who died in 1737, along with others. It is one of the largest stones in the churchyard, which has a variety of monuments, and is among the best preserved, showcasing the craftsmanship of the masons from the nearby Ham stone quarry.
Local climate
Gaylard Monument in Churchyard, About 2 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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