Harding Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Monument.
Harding Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- winter-window-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 432 168
- Coordinates
- 50.94826, -2.80922
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harding monument is a chest tomb located about 6 metres south of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It dates from around 1700 and was adapted in the early 19th century. The tomb is made of Ham stone and features a moulded plinth on a stepped base. Each face has one ovolo-mould panel, and the heavy shallow-hipped top has cyma-recta coving with rounded leading edges, adorned with wrought-iron spikes around the perimeter. The earlier inscription has been lost, but a later inscription commemorates Sophia Harding, who died (date not specified), and Jane Harding, who died in 1812.
Local climate
Harding Monuments in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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