Monument to Thomas Straw, 4 Yards South East of Apse of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the West Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Monument.
Monument to Thomas Straw, 4 Yards South East of Apse of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- idle-newel-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lindsey
- Constituency
- Gainsborough MP: Sir Edward Leigh (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TF 013 715
- Coordinates
- 53.23114, -0.48289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Thomas Straw, who died in 1858, is located 4 yards south-east of the apse of the Church of All Saints. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features wrought iron elements. The monument is designed as a table tomb with a moulded base, supported by four clustered columns on each side, each with moulded bases and stiff leaf capitals. There are three cusped trefoil arches on each side, adorned with floral terminations at the inner cusps, and a moulded, inscribed slab above. Surrounding the tomb are ornate wrought iron railings, which include spiral decorations and finials.
Local climate
Monument to Thomas Straw, 4 Yards South East of Apse of Church of All Saints receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% 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 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.
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