Gillet Monument in Churchyard, 17 Metres South West of Tower, Church of Saint Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Monument.
Gillet Monument in Churchyard, 17 Metres South West of Tower, Church of Saint Andrew
- WRENN ID
- turning-mortar-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 425 310
- Coordinates
- 51.07596, -2.82212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gillet monument, located in the churchyard 17 metres southwest of the tower of the Church of Saint Andrew, is an altar tomb with an obelisk dating from the late 18th century. It is made of Ham stone and features a moulded base, a cuboid plinth with a moulded cap, and a step leading up to a squat panelled obelisk. The monument commemorates Francis Gillet, Gent., who died in 1792, along with other family members.
Local climate
Gillet Monument in Churchyard, 17 Metres South West of Tower, 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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