Blake Tomb at Churchyard of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1984. Tomb.
Blake Tomb at Churchyard of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Blake Tomb at Churchyard of St Nicholas, Church Lane, Stretton
- OS grid reference
- SK 949 157
- Coordinates
- 52.73112, -0.59498
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blake Tomb, located in the churchyard of St. Nicholas, is a table tomb dating from around 1800. It is made of stone and features a rectangular shape resting on a plinth. The corners are adorned with double balusters, and the central sections of the ends curve forward and are fluted. The tomb includes carved decoration and an inscription set within an oval. It commemorates Susanah Blake, who died in 1798, and her husband Charles, who died in 1810. The tomb is situated near the south porch of the church.
Local climate
Blake Tomb at Churchyard of St Nicholas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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