Richards Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Tomb.
Richards Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- endless-flint-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 461 191
- Coordinates
- 50.96919, -2.76818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richards monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 10 metres east of the chancel of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth on a step, with one fielded panel on each face and coffered panel pilasters on the flanks. There is no frieze, and it has a moulded hipped top with rounded leading edges. The monument commemorates members of the Richards family, including Mary Richards, who died in 1787.
Local climate
Richards Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres East of Chancel, Church of All Saints receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% 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 62% 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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