Rendell Altar Tomb, in Churchyard 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower, Church of Saint Martin of Tours is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1984. A C19 Tomb.
Rendell Altar Tomb, in Churchyard 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower, Church of Saint Martin of Tours
- WRENN ID
- buried-solder-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 516 135
- Coordinates
- 50.91947, -2.68951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rendell Altar Tomb, located in the churchyard 10 metres south-west of the south-west corner of the tower of the Church of Saint Martin of Tours, was built in 1840. It is made of Portland stone and measures approximately 0.75 metre square and 1.2 metres high. The tomb features a moulded base and has one fielded panel on each face, topped with a gabled design that includes anthemion corner acroteria. It commemorates Israel Rendell, who died in 1840 and was the founder of the twine works in East Street and the builder of Milbrook House, among other family members. The tomb is surrounded by a paved area with a 150mm high kerb, on which are set spear-headed wrought iron railings, featuring occasional urn finials.
Local climate
Rendell Altar Tomb, in Churchyard 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower, Church of Saint Martin of Tours 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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