Tomb of William Goodlad in St Clement's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Southend-on-Sea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2024. Chest tomb. 3 related planning applications.
Tomb of William Goodlad in St Clement's Church
- WRENN ID
- white-merlon-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh MP: David Burton-Sampson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2024
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Tomb of William Goodlad in St Clement's Church, Broadway, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 1PG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 841 858
- Coordinates
- 51.54121, 0.65453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of William Goodlad is a chest tomb located in St Clement's Church, dedicated in 1639. It is made of limestone and is oriented on an east to west axis, aligned with the east end of the south aisle.
The tomb features scrolling plaques on the north and south sides that bear inscriptions. The shorter east and west ends are adorned with classical architectural motifs, and there are panelled corner posts. The top of the tomb has a chamfered edge but is otherwise undecorated.
The inscription on the north side reads: "Here lyeth expecting ye second coming of his Saviour, Capt. WILLIAM GOODLAD, Chiefe Commander of the Greenland Fleet XX yeares, and Maister of the Trinity House in anno 1638. He departed this life the 13 day of January 1639, in the LXII yeare of his age."
The inscription on the south side continues: "Good faith good zeale did guide his pilgrimage/ Good charity good hope in youth and age/ In him were gifted full of all true prayse/ A good age hee did live and full of days/ A worthye able seaman well approved/ Just unto all and of all well beloved/ With gifts of grace he was repleat so ample/ He lived and died a patterne and example."
Local climate
Tomb of William Goodlad in St Clement's Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2011
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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