Launder Tomb Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1989. Chest tomb.
Launder Tomb Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- north-kitchen-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Launder Tomb Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Sutton Lane, Elton-On-The-Hill
- OS grid reference
- SK 767 388
- Coordinates
- 52.94115, -0.85947
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Launder Tomb, located immediately south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, is a chest tomb dating from 1780. It is signed by W. Stretton of Nottingham. The tomb features a stone chest with "square vase" corners, a moulded plinth, and a cap. The front panel is made of slate and is inscribed in Latin, commemorating Margaret Launder, who died on December 22, 1780, at the age of 50. She was the wife of A. Collin Launder, the Rector of Elton church. The opposite side has a sandstone panel dedicated to the Reverend Abel Collin Launder, who was formerly of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and served as rector of this parish for 33 years. He passed away on August 29, 1803, at the age of 78. The tomb also features marble end panels.
Local climate
Launder Tomb Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Michael and All Angels sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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