Woodhouse Tomb 20 Metres to the South of Church of St. Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Tomb.
Woodhouse Tomb 20 Metres to the South of Church of St. Andrew
- WRENN ID
- young-vestry-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TF 023 267
- Coordinates
- 52.82812, -0.48259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woodhouse tomb, located 20 metres south of the Church of St. Andrew, was built in 1859 and is made of limestone ashlar and carrera marble. It commemorates William Henry Woodhouse of Irnham Hall and is designed in the Greek style. The tomb features a marble sarcophagus with lion's feet, resting on two steps; the lower step is decorated with paterae, scrolls, and acanthus motifs. The tomb chest is tall and has a moulded cornice and base, with marble inscription plates on its sides.
Local climate
Woodhouse Tomb 20 Metres to the South of Church of St. Andrew 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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