Lye Tomb 15 Metres West of Saint Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1984. A C18 Tomb.
Lye Tomb 15 Metres West of Saint Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- carved-loggia-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 837 362
- Coordinates
- 52.02441, -2.23758
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lye tomb, located 15 meters west of Saint Mary's Church in Longdon, is a chest tomb dating from the later 18th century, associated with W and A Lye. It is constructed of stone and features quarter baluster corners. The north side has a square panel with a fluted surround and a relief of clasped hands. The west end panel displays a relief of a bird above the WAL monogram.
Local climate
Lye Tomb 15 Metres West of Saint Mary's Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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