Harvord Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres North of North Chapel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1986. Tomb.
Harvord Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres North of North Chapel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- WRENN ID
- hidden-garret-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 429 249
- Coordinates
- 51.02076, -2.8154
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harvord monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, positioned 2 metres north of the north chapel. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The tomb features a moulded base that is almost buried, with plain flanks and ends that have incised pilaster decoration on the sides. It has a moulded hipped top and commemorates Susannah Harvord, who died in 1744.
Local climate
Harvord Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres North of North Chapel, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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