Christopher Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Monument.
Christopher Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints
- WRENN ID
- seventh-ledge-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 223 320
- Coordinates
- 51.08212, -3.1094
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Christopher Gardener monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 20 meters west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints. Although the exact date is unclear, it is likely from the mid-18th century. The monument is made of dressed stone and features a partially sunken oblong chest with fluted pilasters and a slab top. Inscriptions on the tomb are obscured by lichen, but one can be found on the north side, dedicated to Christopher Gardener.
Local climate
Christopher Gardener Monument in Churchyard, About 20 Metres West of Tower, Church of St Mary and All Saints receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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