Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 3 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. A C18 Monument.
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 3 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- riven-flue-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 372 085
- Coordinates
- 50.87335, -2.89283
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard, about 3 metres west of the porch of the Church of St Thomas. Both tombs date from the 18th century and are made of Ham stone.
The first, known as the Northcote monument, commemorates John Northcote, who died in 1738. It features a moulded plinth and wave-moulded panels on each face, with the flanks having a partial centre drop and fluted pilasters. The top is hipped with rounded leading edges and lacks a frieze.
The second tomb, which is immediately to the north of the Northcote monument, is an unidentified chest tomb that commemorates Thomas, who died in 1709. This tomb also has a moulded plinth and features semi-circular arched panels with side pilasters, imposts, keystones, and dentils—one at each end and two on each flank. It has cyma-recta coving to a heavy hipped top.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Churchyard, About 3 Metres West of Porch, Church of St Thomas 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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