Lord Tomb Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1994. Chest tomb.
Lord Tomb Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- bitter-clay-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 1994
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 201 543
- Coordinates
- 52.18678, -1.70705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb for members of the Lord family, located approximately 18 metres north of the chancel of the Church of Holy Trinity in Stratford-upon-Avon. It dates from the 1780s and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and recessed balusters with moulded bases. The top slab is currently obscured by ivy. The names inscribed on the south side include Richard Lord, who died in 1785, his son John, who died in 1827, and his wife Ann, who died in 1829. Additionally, Richard Lord, who died in 1760, is recorded on the west end of the tomb.
Local climate
Lord Tomb Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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