Unidentified Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres East of North Porch, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres East of North Porch, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- upper-span-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 635 270
- Coordinates
- 51.04176, -2.5214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 3 metres east of the north porch of the Church of St. Michael. It is likely from the later 18th century and is made of Doulting and Keinton stone. The base is buried, and the ends of the tomb feature single panels, while the flanks have two panels with plain pilasters. It has a deep moulded coving with a semi-frieze and a hipped top. There are no visible inscriptions on the tomb.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres East of North Porch, Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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