Russel Monument and Railings in Churchyard, c. 20 M SW of Church of St Michael Somerton, England

Listed Building Data

Russel Monument and Railings in Churchyard, c. 20 M SW of Church of St Michael has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1346036
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
II
Date Listed
30 September 1985
Name
RUSSEL MONUMENT AND RAILINGS IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
Location
RUSSEL MONUMENT AND RAILINGS IN CHURCHYARD, ABOUT 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, MARKET PLACE
Parish
Somerton
District
South Somerset
County
Somerset
Grid Reference
ST 49021 28598
Easting
349020.6850
Northing
128597.8490

Listed Building Description

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ST49NW SOMERTON CP MARKET PLACE (North side)

9/175 Russel monument and railings in churchyard, about 20 metres south west of Church of St Michael -

GV II

Altar tomb and railings. Early C19. Portland stone with white marble panels. In a Soanian style. Stepped base, moulded plinth; plain panels each face with moulded tops with pediments and corner acroteria hauving acanthus decoration; capped with fluted and lidded urn. Commemorates Robert Brown Russel, died 1832. Surrounding railings, set directly into ground, of wrot iron with twist spear tops and urn corner finials.

Listing NGR: ST4902228599