Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Monuments.
Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- errant-keystone-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 432 168
- Coordinates
- 50.9481, -2.80921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three monuments are located in the churchyard about 20 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. The first is an unidentified headstone from the 18th century made of Ham stone, measuring approximately one metre by one metre and 120 millimetres thick. It features a symmetrical top with three semi-circular-arched panels that merge into each other, framing two angel heads and a central hour-glass, along with sidescrolls and an ornamental carved panel with a small tassel centre-drop. The inscription is worn.
The second monument is an unidentified chest tomb from the early 18th century, also made of Ham stone. It has a double step base with a moulded plinth and one ovolo-mould panel on each face, flanked by fluted pilasters. The north face has a centre drop, and there is no frieze. The hipped top features moulded coving with rounded leading edges. This tomb commemorates Elizabeth, wife of John, although the death date is not readable; various 18th-century death dates are noted on the south side.
The third monument is another unidentified headstone, located about 4 metres west of the chest tomb. This 18th-century headstone is made of Ham stone and measures approximately 600 millimetres by 750 millimetres and 80 millimetres thick. It has a semi-circular arched panel with fluted sideshafts and scrolls above. The inscription is worn, but the death date may be 1726.
Local climate
Three Monuments in Churchyard, About 20 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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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