Abraham Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Monument.
Abraham Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- fallen-gargoyle-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 374 062
- Coordinates
- 50.85244, -2.88944
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abraham monument is a chest tomb located about 4 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Stephen. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of Han stone. The base is buried, and the tomb features semi-circular arched panels with imposts and keystones, with one panel at each end and two on the north side. The south side is plain except for an inscription. The heavy hipped top is adorned with cyma-recta coving. This monument commemorates Adam Abraham, who died in 1709, along with others.
Local climate
Abraham Monument in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Stephen receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% 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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