Table Tomb, 8 Metres North West of North Aisle of the Parish Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1988. Tomb.
Table Tomb, 8 Metres North West of North Aisle of the Parish Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- worn-keep-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 189 879
- Coordinates
- 52.47679, -0.25061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This table tomb, dating from the 19th century, is located 3 metres north-west of the north aisle of the Parish Church of St Giles. It is made of limestone and features a coped slab with a large carved stone cross and palm fronds on two long sides, which enclose shaped plaques. The tomb bears an inscription for William Wells, the eldest son, who was born in 1818 and died in 188-. The coping is supported by six shaped legs that stand on a plain limestone base.
Local climate
Table Tomb, 8 Metres North West of North Aisle of the Parish Church of St Giles sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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