Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South-West of Porch, 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. A Victorian Monument.

Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South-West of Porch, Church of St Michael and All Angels

WRENN ID
under-basalt-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1987
Type
Monument
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
ST 471 109
Coordinates
50.8953, -2.75319
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard, about 7 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. Both monuments date from the 19th century.

The first, known as the Swaffield monument, is situated approximately 6 metres south-south-west of the porch. It is made of Ham stone and features a stepped base, a tall chamfered plinth, and plain recessed panels on each side, without a frieze. The top is hipped with chamfered coving. This tomb commemorates Eleanor Swaffield, who died in 1775, and John Swaffield, who died in 1830.

The second, the Budge monument, is located about 7 metres south-west of the porch. This later 19th-century chest tomb is also made of Ham stone and has a stepped base with a moulded plinth. It features Gothic-style expanded quatrefoil panels—one on each end and two on each side—without a frieze, and has moulded coving leading to a ledgered hipped top. This monument commemorates Edward Budge, who died in 1880, among others. It is a notable example of the later style of chest tomb.

Local climate

Pair of Monuments in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South-West of Porch, 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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