Russel Monument and Railings in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Russel Monument and Railings in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South West of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 490 285
- Coordinates
- 51.05444, -2.72873
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Russel Monument and railings, located about 20 metres south west of the Church of St Michael, is an altar tomb dating from the early 19th century. It is made of Portland stone with white marble panels and is designed in a Soanian style. The monument features a stepped base and a moulded plinth, with plain panels on each face topped with moulded pediments and corner acroteria adorned with acanthus decoration. It is capped with a fluted and lidded urn. The monument commemorates Robert Brown Russel, who died in 1832. Surrounding the tomb are railings made of wrought iron, set directly into the ground, with twist spear tops and urn corner finials.
Local climate
Russel Monument and Railings in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South West of Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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