Gravestone and Tombstone 10 Paces from South Transept in Churchyard, Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Boston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 1988. Gravestone, tombstone. 1 related planning application.
Gravestone and Tombstone 10 Paces from South Transept in Churchyard, Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- frozen-latch-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Boston
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness MP: Richard Tice (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 1988
- Type
- Gravestone, tombstone
- Address
- Gravestone and Tombstone 10 Paces from South Transept in Churchyard, Church of St Swithin, Church Road, Bicker, PE20 3DQ
- OS grid reference
- TF 224 378
- Coordinates
- 52.9241, -0.17982
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a chest tomb and gravestone located 10 paces from the south transept in the churchyard of the Church of St. Swithin. The structures are made of limestone ashlar and date from 1749 and 1761. The rectangular gravestone features a segmental head and a scrolled cartouche adorned with cherubs, commemorating William Base, who died in 1749. Beneath the cartouche is an epitaph. The chest tomb is dedicated to John Spur, who died in 1761, and includes side inscription panels and gadrooned corner pilasters. On the west end of the tomb, there is a semi-circular headed niche that contains a carving of Christ Triumphant.
Local climate
Gravestone and Tombstone 10 Paces from South Transept in Churchyard, Church of St Swithin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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