Three Tombs, Immediately South East of South Porch St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Tomb.
Three Tombs, Immediately South East of South Porch St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- waning-loggia-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1978
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Three Tombs, Immediately South East of South Porch St Andrew's Church, Head Street, Halstead
- OS grid reference
- TL 815 306
- Coordinates
- 51.94495, 0.63982
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three tombs, located immediately southeast of the south porch of St Andrew's Church, date from the mid-18th century. They commemorate John Wyatt, Joseph Holmes, John Morley, and William Holmes, who lived between 1749 and 1784. Each tomb features a moulded plinth and top, flat central panels, and scrolled and foliated corners. The tombs are enclosed by iron railings and a small gate.
Local climate
Three Tombs, Immediately South East of South Porch St Andrew's Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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