Allen Monument in South East Corner of Churchyard, Former Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1980. A Late C19 Monument.
Allen Monument in South East Corner of Churchyard, Former Church of St Giles
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1980
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Allen Monument in South East Corner of Churchyard, Former Church of St Giles, Pinkham Hill, Knowle St. Giles
- OS grid reference
- ST 351 112
- Coordinates
- 50.89735, -2.92405
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Allen Monument is a shrine tomb located in the south-east corner of the churchyard of the former Church of St Giles, dating from the late 19th century. It is constructed from Ham stone and has a square plan with a moulded base. Each face features one cusped lancet panel with a traceried gable above, topped by a truncated steeple. Attached to the monument is a low enclosing wall with trefoil tracery and a cross at the east end. The monument commemorates J.M. Allen and his children. The Reverend J.M. Allen served as the curate from 1839 to 1855 and was also the headmaster of Ilminster Grammar School. He was an amateur architect of notable skill, with his other church in the parish, St Mary Magdalene in Cricket Malherbie, considered his best work.
Local climate
Allen Monument in South East Corner of Churchyard, Former Church of St Giles receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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- Entrance Gateway, Immediately South of Lodge to Cricket Court
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