Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in Churchyard, 5 Metres to West, Church of the Holy Trinity Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in the Churchyard 5 Metres to West of Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Monument.
Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in Churchyard, 5 Metres to West, Church of the Holy Trinity Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in the Churchyard 5 Metres to West of Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- tattered-pediment-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 408 478
- Coordinates
- 51.22637, -2.848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to John Towlson, dating from 1846. It is made of dressed stone and features a plain octagonal shape with a slab top that has an inscription. Surrounding the tomb is a railed enclosure, which includes railings topped with urn finials, and a larger urn finial at each corner. At the time of the last survey in April 1984, the area was much overgrown with ivy. The tomb is located in the churchyard, 5 metres to the west of the Church of the Holy Trinity.
Local climate
Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in Churchyard, 5 Metres to West, Church of the Holy Trinity Monument and Railed Enclosure to John Towlson, in the Churchyard 5 Metres to West of Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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