Salmon Monument in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Monument.
Salmon Monument in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- watchful-beam-blackthorn
- 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 646 523
- Coordinates
- 51.26936, -2.50743
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Salmon Monument is a chest tomb located about 12 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St John the Baptist in Chilcompton. The earliest legible inscription on the monument is to Henry Salmon, dated 1790, although the chest itself is likely older. It is made of dressed stone and features an oblong shape on a moulded plinth. The corners are adorned with urn pilasters, and there are decorated panels with inscriptions on the north and south sides. The top is a cambered slab that is moulded around its outer edge.
Local climate
Salmon Monument in Churchyard, About 12 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist 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 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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