Portion of Former Column in Churchyard About 3 Metres South West of West Doorway, Church of St Mary Major is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. A Medieval Churchyard feature.

Portion of Former Column in Churchyard About 3 Metres South West of West Doorway, Church of St Mary Major

WRENN ID
scarred-sentry-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1987
Type
Churchyard feature
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
ST 522 226
Coordinates
51.00087, -2.68203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a portion of a former column located in the churchyard, about 3 metres south west of the west doorway of the Church of St Mary Major. Dating from the 13th century, it is made of ham stone and measures approximately 600 mm in diameter and 1.5 metres high. The column features a water-holding base mould, a plain circular shaft, and a shallow bell capital. It is topped with a later gabletted finial adorned with a fleur-de-lys. This fragment is part of the south arcade, which was likely walled up in the 15th century due to a decline in population, and it was rediscovered during the restoration in 1879-80. The design of the new south arcade of St Mary Major was based on this example.

Local climate

Portion of Former Column in Churchyard About 3 Metres South West of West Doorway, Church of St Mary Major 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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