Carslake and Palmer Monument in Churchyard About 30 Metres West South West of Tower, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Monument.
Carslake and Palmer Monument in Churchyard About 30 Metres West South West of Tower, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- dusted-clay-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 460 191
- Coordinates
- 50.96917, -2.7697
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Carslake and Palmer monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 30 meters west-southwest of the tower of the Church of All Saints. This 19th-century tomb is made of Ham and Portland stone and features a chamfered step and a moulded plinth. Its sides are plain, while the top is moulded with hipped edges. The monument commemorates members of the Carslake and Palmer families, with recorded death dates including 1815, 1836, 1837, and 1849.
Local climate
Carslake and Palmer Monument in Churchyard About 30 Metres West South West of Tower, 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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- 4 Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard, North of Tower, Church of St Mary the Virgin
- 5 Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South-East of South Chancel Aisle, Church of All Saints
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