Baker Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard 25 Metres to North North West of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 April 1988. Tomb.
Baker Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard 25 Metres to North North West of Nave
- WRENN ID
- slow-granite-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 April 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 309 088
- Coordinates
- 51.76313, -0.10383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker Tomb, located in St. Mary's churchyard, was constructed around 1871 for the Baker family of Bayfordbury. It is made of limestone and features a large square paved platform with a stone surround that is slightly elevated, situated on the site of a former church. There is a paved approach leading to one step on the south side, which is offset for the raised tomb that has a large cross resting on top. At the center of the platform is a large square plinth with a chamfered base, supporting a carved stone chest tomb. This chest tomb has a moulded base and panelled sides, which display a Lombardic inscription on the north and east sides, flanked by small shields in trefoil-headed niches. The underside of the projecting top slab is adorned with a regular flower scroll. Atop the tomb is a rectangular moulded slab, which is weathered and carved in the shape of a cross.
Local climate
Baker Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard 25 Metres to North North West of Nave sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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