Altar Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Saint Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 December 1986. Tomb.
Altar Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Saint Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- north-outpost-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Goole and Pocklington MP: David Davis (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 December 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 641 221
- Coordinates
- 53.69192, -1.03046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The altar tomb, located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Lawrence, is a Grade II listed structure made of ashlar and dates from 1765 to 1797. It features three adjoining inscribed slabs. The first slab commemorates Catherine Brant, who died in 1794, and includes a carved frieze with winged cherub heads, along with later inscriptions. The second slab is dedicated to Thomas Frickley, who died in 1765, and also has later inscriptions. The third slab honors John Frickley, who died in 1797. The inscriptions on these slabs are notable for their distinctive style.
Local climate
Altar Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Saint Lawrence sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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