Tomb on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Tomb.
Tomb on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- guardian-mantel-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tollgate Road, North Mymms
- OS grid reference
- TL 221 044
- Coordinates
- 51.72539, -0.23298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb located on the south side of the chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in North Mymms is a chest tomb from the early 19th century. It is positioned near the eastern end of the chancel and is made of stone. The tomb features fluted angle pilasters and a moulded cornice.
Local climate
Tomb on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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