Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the North East of St Margaret's Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1995. Tomb.
Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the North East of St Margaret's Church
- WRENN ID
- white-plinth-birch
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West MP: Liz Kendall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1995
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 585 051
- Coordinates
- 52.64072, -1.13587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo, located to the northeast of St Margaret's Church in Leicester, is a Grade II* listed structure dating from 1765. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and slate and features a large rectangular shape raised on two steps. The tomb has a moulded plinth and base, topped by a moulded band. At each corner, there are fluted Doric pilasters that support a moulded entablature, which is topped by a cornice. Each face of the tomb displays a large rectangular plaque with ornate carved pilaster panels on either side. The west front features a long inscription on the slate plaque that records the life and achievements of Andrew Lord Rollo, who died in 1765. Above this inscription is a carved coat-of-arms set within an open pediment. The other three sides each have a shallow carved relief depicting Lord Rollo's arms and military trophies. This tomb is noted as a rare and exceptionally fine example of 18th-century slate carving.
Local climate
Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the North East of St Margaret's Church receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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