Recumbent Figures of A Merchant and His Lady in the Churchyard, 3 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. Grave marker.
Recumbent Figures of A Merchant and His Lady in the Churchyard, 3 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- lesser-jade-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1985
- Type
- Grave marker
- OS grid reference
- ST 588 408
- Coordinates
- 51.16502, -2.58972
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two recumbent figures, dating from the 13th century, are located in the churchyard, 3 metres south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. They are made of dressed stone. The figure of the merchant is depicted in a robe, with his feet resting on a wool sack and his head positioned under a crocketted niche, although his face is slightly damaged. Next to him is the figure of his lady, who has clasped hands, and her face is also slightly damaged.
Local climate
Recumbent Figures of A Merchant and His Lady in the Churchyard, 3 Metres South of Nave, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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