Ruddock Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of Organ Chamber, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Monument.
Ruddock Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of Organ Chamber, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- standing-chapel-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 638 328
- Coordinates
- 51.09423, -2.51784
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ruddock monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 3 metres south of the organ chamber of the Church of St Andrew. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Keinton and Ham stone. The base is buried, and the tomb features plain slab sides adorned with incised decorations of oval panels and scrolls. It has a hollowed coving and a hipped top. The monument commemorates John Ruddock and his family, with the earliest date inscribed being 1701.
Local climate
Ruddock Monument in Churchyard 3 Metres South of Organ Chamber, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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