Tomb to Philip Heacock 20 metres west of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1997. Tomb.
Tomb to Philip Heacock 20 metres west of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- fossil-mantel-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- High Peak
- Constituency
- High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1997
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 055 735
- Coordinates
- 53.25892, -1.91771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb to Philip Heacock, built in 1851, is located 20 meters west of the Church of St John the Baptist in Buxton. It is constructed from ashlar gritstone and features a copper inscription plaque along with iron railings. The tomb has a square plan and a tall open arched canopy topped with a dome. Each side of the canopy has a moulded round-headed arch with a keystone, supported by square pilasters with bases. The arches are adorned with plain pedimented decoration, including a laurel wreath and acroteria at the corners.
Inside the canopy is a weathered altar memorial, which has a copper inscribed plaque on the east face and the Duke of Devonshire's ducal arms on the north face. The altar supports an ovoid urn with a gadrooned base and a moulded top. The memorial is surrounded by a gritstone kerb with iron railings. The main verticals feature urn and steeple finials, while the other railings have bifurcating stems and steeple finials.
Philip Heacock served as the Duke of Devonshire's agent from 1801 to 1851.
Local climate
Tomb to Philip Heacock 20 metres west of Church of St John the Baptist sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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