Obelisk in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. Commemorative monument.
Obelisk in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- scarred-rafter-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1983
- Type
- Commemorative monument
- Address
- Obelisk in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Church Path, Yeovil
- OS grid reference
- ST 556 160
- Coordinates
- 50.9424, -2.63205
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk in the churchyard of St John the Baptist is an early 19th-century commemorative monument made of stone, possibly Portland stone. It has the shape of an obelisk set on a square base, which features a stepped plinth and a base with flat corner pilasters on each face, flanking inscribed panels. The inscriptions are now badly worn, but one date, 1842, is still partially legible. The monument has a heavy cornice with an egg and dart design, topped with flat incised pediments and Soanian acroterions. The obelisk rises to about 3.5 meters overall. Located near the north boundary and opposite No 5 Church Terrace, this solitary monument stands in an otherwise level churchyard and visually contributes to both the church and the nearby houses of Church Terrace.
Local climate
Obelisk in the Churchyard of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% 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 64% 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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