Symonds Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Monument.
Symonds Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- buried-screen-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 375 129
- Coordinates
- 50.91243, -2.88919
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Symonds monument is a chest tomb from the 18th century located about 10 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew in Dowlish Wake. It is made of Ham stone and features a stepped base and a moulded plinth. The tomb has plain panels, with one panel on each end and two on the sides, adorned with fluted Ionic pilasters. The hipped top is finished with moulded coving and rounded leading edges. This monument commemorates Ann Symonds, who died in 1739, Edward Symonds, who died in 1727, and other individuals.
Local climate
Symonds Monument in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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