Phippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. Monument.
Phippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- slow-cloister-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Phippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the Baptist, Shop Lane, Pilton
- OS grid reference
- ST 588 407
- Coordinates
- 51.16494, -2.5899
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Phippin family monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 6 meters south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates back to 1758, as indicated by the earliest inscription found on the east end. The tomb is made of dressed stone and features a moulded plinth. It has an oblong shape with shallow semi-circular headed niches on the north, south, east, and west sides, each with engraved inscriptions. The monument is topped with a slab that has a cavetto moulded edge around its outer perimeter.
Local climate
Phippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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