1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1984. Tombs.
1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone
- WRENN ID
- haunted-pavement-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Stevenage MP: Kevin Bonavia (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1984
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- 1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone, Old Knebworth Lane
- OS grid reference
- TL 230 209
- Coordinates
- 51.87375, -0.2137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is one of six tombs located in the churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas, specifically dedicated to Edgar and Beryl Lafone. Designed in 1938 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the tombs are made of Portland stone. They feature a pair of slightly tapering, semi-circular-headed memorial stones that are set on a shallow stone surround, which is square in shape with a segmental end opposite the headstones. Between the stones, there is a raised circular flower bed. The left stone, from 1938, is carved with an eagle head, while the right stone, from 1954, features a cherub's head.
Local climate
1 of 6 Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary and St Thomas E to Edgar and Beryl Lafone sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% 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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