Francis Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. A Modern Monument.
Francis Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Modern
- OS grid reference
- ST 498 196
- Coordinates
- 50.97444, -2.71545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Francis monument is a chest tomb located about 4 metres south-south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret on St Margaret's Road. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth on a stepped base, with one plain panel on each face and fluted pilasters on the sides. It has a moulded coved shallow hipped top with rounded leading edges. The monument commemorates Hugh Francis, who died in 1833.
Local climate
Francis Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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