The Longman Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South South East of the South Porch, Church of Saint Vincent is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. Chest tomb.
The Longman Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South South East of the South Porch, Church of Saint Vincent
- WRENN ID
- proud-gutter-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 561 213
- Coordinates
- 50.99029, -2.62668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Longman Chest Tomb, located 5 metres south-southeast of the south porch of the Church of Saint Vincent, is a chest tomb dating from 1800. It is constructed of ham stone ashlar and features carved details, including a moulded base, one fielded panel on each side and flank, fluted pilasters, and a heavily moulded hipped top. The tomb commemorates Alexander Longnan, who died in 1800.
Local climate
The Longman Chest Tomb, 5 Metres South South East of the South Porch, Church of Saint Vincent 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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