William Coles Monument, in the Churchyard About 24 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. A C17 Monument.
William Coles Monument, in the Churchyard About 24 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- guardian-arch-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 257 395
- Coordinates
- 51.14999, -3.06243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Coles Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 24 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Mary. The earliest dated inscription on the tomb is from 1821, found on an inscribed brass plaque on the south side, although the chest itself dates from the 17th century. It is made of dressed Ham stone and features a moulded plinth. The rectangular chest has two recessed panels on each side, with additional recessed panels on the east and west ends. The tomb is topped with a massive hipped slab that has an ogee moulding around its lower edge.
Local climate
William Coles Monument, in the Churchyard About 24 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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