Mortuary, in Churchyard 30 Metres North West Of, Church of St John Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. Mortuary.
Mortuary, in Churchyard 30 Metres North West Of, Church of St John Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- stark-vestry-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Mortuary
- OS grid reference
- ST 675 185
- Coordinates
- 50.96558, -2.4628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mortuary, located in the churchyard 30 metres northwest of the Church of St John Evangelist, was probably built in 1869 and may have been designed by Henry Hall. It is constructed from local stone coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and features a plain clay tile roof with bands of fish scale tiles, gabled on all four sides. The building has a square plan and is a single storey.
The west elevation includes a 4-centre arch, possibly from the 18th century, beneath a square label, flanked by two 15th-century statue niches with canopies. Above this is a gable with a circular window and a sculpted head. The south wall features a window in a 12th-century style and another circular window in the gable, which appears to be a reused element. The east gable has a similar circular window, while the north gable displays a different pattern. This mortuary was constructed using materials and fragments from the old nave, which was demolished between 1867 and 1869.
Local climate
Mortuary, in Churchyard 30 Metres North West Of, Church of St John Evangelist receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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