Ludlam Monument in Churchyard, About 500 Millimetres North of Vestry, Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1987. Monument.

Ludlam Monument in Churchyard, About 500 Millimetres North of Vestry, Church of St Michael and All Angels

WRENN ID
sombre-pillar-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Ludlam Monument in Churchyard, About 500 Millimetres North of Vestry, Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Lane, Haselbury Plucknett
OS grid reference
ST 471 109
Coordinates
50.89549, -2.75287
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ludlam monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 500 millimetres north of the vestry of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of Purbeck stone set on a stepped base of Ham stone. The monument features a moulded plinth and has one fielded panel on each face, flanked by fluted pilasters, and lacks a frieze. The top is flat with thin moulded coving and rounded leading edges. It commemorates James Ludlam, who died in 1824, along with others.

Local climate

Ludlam Monument in Churchyard, About 500 Millimetres North of Vestry, Church of St Michael and All Angels 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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