Cann-- Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Chest tomb.
Cann-- Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-courtyard-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 339 140
- Coordinates
- 50.92214, -2.94177
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located about 5 metres southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary in the churchyard. It is made of Ham stone, with its base buried. Each face features one fielded panel and single-panel pilasters on the sides. The hipped top has moulded coving with rounded leading edges. The tomb commemorates Richard Cann, who died in 1791.
Local climate
Cann-- Monument in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Tower, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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