Addams Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres North of Nave, Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Addams Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres North of Nave, Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- solitary-niche-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 624 248
- Coordinates
- 51.02143, -2.53704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Addams Monument is a chest tomb located about 9 meters north of the nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity in South Cadbury. It dates from the 17th century and is made of Doulting stone. The base is buried, featuring plain slab ends and flanks, along with a scrollwork frieze. The heavy hipped top has cavetto mould coving and buttressed leading edges. This monument commemorates Richard Addams, who died in 1635, and his wife Mary, who died in 1661. The Addams family were lords of the manor from the early 16th century until the late 19th century.
Local climate
Addams Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres North of Nave, Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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