Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 6 Metres East South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Monument, memorial.
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 6 Metres East South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- lesser-spandrel-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Monument, memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 498 196
- Coordinates
- 50.97442, -2.71532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard cross, located about 6 metres east-south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret on St Margaret's Road, is a notable structure and a First World War memorial. Designed by Sir Ninian Comper in 1920, it is made of Ham Stone. The cross features two octagonal base steps; the lower step is moulded at the top and bottom, measuring about 2.5 metres across and 600 millimetres high, while the upper step is about 1.5 metres across and 250 millimetres high. Above these steps is a square plinth with broached top corners, which has a carved wreath on the east face and names inscribed around it. The slim octagonal shaft culminates in a medieval-style termination, adorned with small figures on the principal faces set in ogee-arched gabled niches, topped with a spirelet finial. The design is strongly traditional and well-detailed, enhancing the overall setting of the church and churchyard.
Local climate
Churchyard Cross in Churchyard About 6 Metres East South East of Chancel, Church of St Margaret 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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