Penny Monument in Churchyard 1 Metre South of Tower, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Monument.
Penny Monument in Churchyard 1 Metre South of Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rusted-doorway-briar
- 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 654 292
- Coordinates
- 51.06196, -2.49419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Penny Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, just 1 metre south of the tower of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Keinton and Doulting stone. The base is buried, and the sides and flanks consist of plain slabs with fluted corner pilasters. It features a deep cornice coving and a shallow hipped top. The panels have incised decorations that commemorate Susanna, the daughter of Richard Penny, although no date is visible due to the decay of most of the panels.
Local climate
Penny Monument in Churchyard 1 Metre South of Tower, Church of St Mary 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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