Robert Long Memorial Circa 11 Metres South East of South Porch to Parish Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. Memorial.
Robert Long Memorial Circa 11 Metres South East of South Porch to Parish Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- solitary-pedestal-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- ST 757 993
- Coordinates
- 51.69209, -2.35228
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robert Long memorial is a lofty chest tomb located approximately 11 meters southeast of the south porch of the Parish Church of St George. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded top and base, with a frieze on the end panels that includes elliptical and circular raised panels adorned with swags, a vase, and twined snakes. It commemorates Robert Long, who died in 1761, and was formerly enclosed by railings. The memorial is situated about 3 meters east of the Jonathan Phillimore memorial from 1749.
Local climate
Robert Long Memorial Circa 11 Metres South East of South Porch to Parish Church of St George receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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