Three Blandford Monuments in Churchyard About 3,4 and 5 Metres South East of the Tower, Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Monument.
Three Blandford Monuments in Churchyard About 3,4 and 5 Metres South East of the Tower, Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- leaning-floor-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 608 256
- Coordinates
- 51.02889, -2.55895
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three Blandford monuments are located in the churchyard about 3, 4, and 5 meters southeast of the tower of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. These are three chest tombs from the 18th century, arranged closely together.
The first tomb, 3 meters southeast of the tower, is made of Doulting and lias stone. It features a moulded base, panelled ends, and triple panelled flanks, with plain beaded pilasters and a plain frieze. The top is moulded and hipped with bull-nosed leading edges. This tomb commemorates Silas Blandford, who died in 1744, along with others.
The second tomb, 4 meters southeast of the tower, is also constructed from Doulting and lias stone. It has a moulded base, panelled ends, and double panelled flanks, but lacks a frieze or undercoving. The inscription on the east front is eroded, but the date 1755 is still discernible.
The third tomb, located 5 meters southeast of the tower, is made from Doulting stone with Keinton stone panels. It features a moulded base, panelled ends, and double panelled flanks with simple edge moulding, and no frieze. The top is shallow and hipped with moulded coving. This tomb commemorates Uriah and Jonas Blandford, who died in 1799.
Local climate
Three Blandford Monuments in Churchyard About 3,4 and 5 Metres South East of the Tower, Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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