Robert Family Monument in Churchyard, About 30 Metres North of North Porch, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Chest tomb.
Robert Family Monument in Churchyard, About 30 Metres North of North Porch, Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- blind-basalt-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 301 112
- Coordinates
- 50.89679, -2.99457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robert family monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 30 meters north of the north porch of the Church of St Nicholas. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a ledger top with a moulded cornice and plinth, and it has canted ends on the east and west sides. The north and south sides are divided by fluted Ionic pilasters. Inscriptions on the south and west sides commemorate members of the Robert family, with the date 1762 visible on the east front. The top of the monument is damaged.
Local climate
Robert Family Monument in Churchyard, About 30 Metres North of North Porch, Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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