Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Monuments.
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- brooding-brass-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 483 172
- Coordinates
- 50.9524, -2.7362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two monuments located in the churchyard about 14 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. The first, known as the Sprackett monument, is a chest tomb from the 17th century made of Ham stone. It features a moulded plinth, with one ovolo-mould panel on each face, plain pilasters with incised foliage on the sides, and a carved crest on the east panel. There is no frieze, and it has a cyma-recta coving to its hipped top. This monument commemorates William Sprackett, who died in 1614, along with other family members who passed away in the 18th century.
The second monument, also a chest tomb and from the 19th century, is located 15 metres south and is also made of Ham stone. Its base is buried, and it has plain panels—one on each end and two on each side—that are slightly convex curved, with reeded pilasters. It features moulded coving to its hipped top and commemorates George Sprackett, who died in 1809, along with others.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave, Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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