Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 8 and 9 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1987. Monument.
Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 8 and 9 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- stony-tracery-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 379 152
- Coordinates
- 50.93364, -2.88416
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard about 8 and 9 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. Both monuments date from the 18th century.
The easternmost tomb is the M--- monument, made of Ham stone. It features a moulded plinth and one fielded panel on each face, with triple-panelled pilasters on the sides and no frieze. The top is a shallow hipped design with rounded leading edges. This tomb commemorates John M---, although the date of his death is not legible.
The second tomb is the Hanning monument, also made of Ham stone. It has a moulded plinth and one fielded panel on each face, with single-panelled pilasters on the sides and no frieze. The top is similarly a shallow hipped design with rounded leading edges. This monument commemorates Robert Hanning, who died in 1763.
Local climate
Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 8 and 9 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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