Pitt Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Tower, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Monument.
Pitt Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Tower, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- WRENN ID
- spare-keep-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 467 148
- Coordinates
- 50.93075, -2.75903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pitt Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres south of the tower of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It dates from the 18th century and is made of Ham stone. The monument features a moulded plinth, with one proudstanding panel on each side and at each segmental curved end, along with a thin frieze. The top is shallow hipped and has moulded leading edges. It commemorates Joseph Pitt, who died in 1789, along with other family members.
Local climate
Pitt Monument in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Tower, Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 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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