Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. A 19th Century Tomb.
Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- iron-keystone-sable
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 March 1981
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- 19th Century
- Address
- Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's Churchyard, Lambeth Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 306 790
- Coordinates
- 51.49491, -0.11967
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Admiral Bligh, located in St Mary's Churchyard, was constructed in 1817 or shortly thereafter from Coade stone. It features a tall, classical sarcophagus with a pediment on all four sides, angle pilasters, and antefixae. Atop the tomb is a large oval urn. The inscription commemorates Admiral Bligh, known as Captain Bligh of the Bounty, who famously transported the breadfruit tree from the Marquesas to the West Indies.
Local climate
Tomb of Admiral Bligh in St Mary's Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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