Gravestone of T.W.Mossman is a Grade II listed building in the East Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1986. Gravestone.
Gravestone of T.W.Mossman
- WRENN ID
- solemn-gutter-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lindsey
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle MP: Victoria Atkins (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1986
- Type
- Gravestone
- Address
- Gravestone of T.W.Mossman, Main Street, West Torrington
- OS grid reference
- TF 135 820
- Coordinates
- 53.32313, -0.29731
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone of T. W. Mossman, dating from 1885, is made of limestone ashlar and features an oblong shape. The inscription around the border is barely legible. It includes a cross inscribed with a small circle at the center and at each end. T. W. Mossman was the vicar of West Torrington and played a significant role in restoring the church. He was a notable and controversial figure in the Oxford Movement, a correspondent of Cardinal Newman, and the founder of a Brotherhood that trained poor men for the priesthood. Additionally, he was a noted historian, an active Liberal politician, and an important figure in the early Ecumenical movement.
Local climate
Gravestone of T.W.Mossman receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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