Danvers Tomb at Church of St Leonard is a Grade II* listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. Tomb.
Danvers Tomb at Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- final-marble-candle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1966
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Danvers Tomb at Church of St Leonard, Main Street, Swithland
- OS grid reference
- SK 555 128
- Coordinates
- 52.71035, -1.1796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Danvers Tomb at the Church of St. Leonard is a large table tomb dating from 1745, created by John Hind. It is made of slate and features brass inscriptions along with wrought iron railings that have alternating straight and spear head finials and urn corners. The tomb is located to the east of the eastern end of the church and is dedicated to Sir John and Lady Danvers, with a portion of the tombyard allowing for Sir John's dog to be buried alongside him. The tomb is block-shaped and of the finest quality, adorned with two reliefs that illustrate accompanying texts: one depicts a ship and a church under a hill with the inscription, "When young I sailed to India, east and west, But aged in this port must lye at rest," while the other shows ploughing and building with the text, "Be cheerful, O man, and labour to live, The merciful God a blessing will give." Swithland, known for its slate pits, was a center for slate-engraving, and the tombstone trade thrived in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Hind family, notable in the area, is also commemorated by additional table tombs within the churchyard.
Local climate
Danvers Tomb at Church of St Leonard 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 77% 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 62% 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Table Tomb Approximately 10 Metres to South of West End of Church of St Leonard
- 2 Burdon Table Tomb, 4m East of Chancel of Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
- 3 5 Table Tombs, 5-10 Metres South of the Parish Church
- 4 Table Tomb by East Wall of St Luke's Church
- 5 Table Tomb Approximately 8 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Leonard
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings
Nearby listed buildings
- Lych gate at Churchyard of St. Leonard
- Hall Headstone in Churchyard of St Leonard
- Church of St Leonard
- Stable at Hall Farm
- Gazebo, Walls and Outhouse on Corner of Road at Hall Farm
- Hall Farmhouse
- Barn at Hall Farm
- Barn at Hall Farm
- Gazebo on Corner of Garden of No 173, Next to School
- St Leonards Ce School and Head Teachers House