Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Chest tomb, headstone.
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- strange-string-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb, headstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 432 168
- Coordinates
- 50.94824, -2.80928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two monuments located in the churchyard, about 2 metres south-south-east of the south transept of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. The first is a chest tomb, known as the Horne chest tomb, dating from the early 17th century. It is made of Ham stone, with the base buried, plain sides and flanks, and chamfered coving leading to a heavy flat top. This tomb commemorates John Horne, who died in 1620. The second monument is a headstone situated immediately south-east of the chest tomb, likely from the early 18th century. This headstone is also made of Ham stone and measures approximately 900mm by 800mm and 110mm thick. It features a chamfered back and a distinctive triple scroll top that forms a skull. The headstone has two panels with arrowed centre drops, and the panels have wide-shouldered semi-circular arched heads. The inscriptions on both monuments are very worn.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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