Southam Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1999. Headstone.
Southam Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- broken-beam-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1999
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 262 565
- Coordinates
- 52.20643, -1.61713
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Southam headstone, located approximately 15 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Leonard, commemorates Thomas Southam, who died in 1684. It is made of ashlar stone and features a shaped head and sides. The inscription panel is fielded and framed with a cable-moulded design, while the frieze above is adorned with palm branches. The sides of the headstone have fully rounded drops of fruit, and the cornice displays waterleaf moulding. At the top, there is a swag with a rose and two bows that support a cherub. This headstone is a well-preserved example of its kind.
Local climate
Southam Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Leonard receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% 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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