The Jolliffe Column and Terraced Base is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. Monument.
The Jolliffe Column and Terraced Base
- WRENN ID
- ruined-rood-sepia
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1968
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Jolliffe Column and Terraced Base, Kilmersdon
- OS grid reference
- ST 718 521
- Coordinates
- 51.26798, -2.40543
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Jolliffe Column and terraced base is a prospect column built in 1853 to commemorate Thomas Samuel Jolliffe. Designed by Joseph Jopling, it is made of ashlar and features a tapering cylindrical shape, described as resembling a lighthouse or a large candlestick. The column, which stands approximately 50 meters tall, is topped with a cage that was once adorned with stained glass, although most of this is now missing.
The pedestal of the column is square in plan and has a semi-circular head door opening, which is currently blocked. There are three incised stone tablets on the pedestal, one each in English, French, and Latin, commemorating Jolliffe. Windows are positioned at the angles of the pedestal. The column is set on a terraced base that is accessible by four sets of stone steps, which are flanked by curved balustrades.
Local climate
The Jolliffe Column and Terraced Base receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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