Cosenes Monument in Churchyard 5 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Monument.
Cosenes Monument in Churchyard 5 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- pitched-storey-jackdaw
- 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 639 320
- Coordinates
- 51.08658, -2.51628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cosenes monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 5 metres south-south-east of the south transept of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the 16th century and is made of Doulting stone. The tomb features a moulded base, plain sides and flanks, a dentilled under-frieze course, and a plain inscribed frieze. The flat top has rounded leading edges. The inscription around the frieze reads, "HERE RESTETH THE BODY IOF IOHN/COSENES WHO/WAS BURYED THE 19 DAY OF FEBRVAR/ANNO 1590," along with some additional 17th-century inscriptions on the sides. This monument is one of the earliest chest tombs in the area, notable for its unusual pattern and good preservation.
Local climate
Cosenes Monument in Churchyard 5 Metres South South East of South Transept, Church of All Saints 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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