Monument to William Craddock in Churchyard, About 27 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Monument.
Monument to William Craddock in Churchyard, About 27 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- burning-crypt-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 727 530
- Coordinates
- 51.27552, -2.39205
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Craddock is a chest tomb located about 27 meters south of the Church of St Mary in Hemington. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and features the only legible inscription, which is dated 1815. The tomb is made of dressed stone and includes a moulded plinth and an oblong chest with corner urn pilasters. Each face of the chest has an oval, with the north and south sides adorned with stylized sheaves of corn and a teazle. The top of the tomb is a hipped slab. Most inscriptions have decayed, except for a fragment on the south side.
Local climate
Monument to William Craddock in Churchyard, About 27 Metres South of Church of St Mary receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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