Cozens Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1986. Monument.
Cozens Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- veiled-joist-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 264 182
- Coordinates
- 50.95884, -3.04931
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cozens monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 8 meters south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Peter. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a ledger top, a moulded plinth, and a cornice, all set on a base. The pilaster strips are divided vertically into three raised panels. The north side of the tomb is inscribed with the name Cozens and the date of death, 1808. There is some damage on the south corner of the top.
Local climate
Cozens Monument in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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