Bayly Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Bayly Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- idle-portal-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 635 270
- Coordinates
- 51.04142, -2.52126
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bayly monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 15 metres southeast of the south porch of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Doulting stone. The base is buried, and the tomb features two beaded panels on each side and one oval panel at each end. The west end has fielded panel pilasters, while the other pilasters are decorated with diamond and scroll designs. It has a plain frieze and a moulded hipped top. The monument commemorates Richard Bayly, who died in 1707.
Local climate
Bayly Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres South East of South Porch, Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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