Tomb to Golding and Ann Constable in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Tomb.

Tomb to Golding and Ann Constable in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
twelfth-entrance-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1987
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb to Golding and Ann Constable in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Rectory Hill, East Bergholt
OS grid reference
TM 070 344
Coordinates
51.97028, 1.01312
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb to Golding and Ann Constable is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary in East Bergholt. This early 19th-century chest tomb commemorates Golding Constable, who died in 1816, and his wife Ann, who died in 1815. It is made of ashlar and stands on a low splayed plinth. The tomb features a shallow pedimented cover with inscriptions dedicated to Golding and Ann, as well as inscriptions to other later family members on the sides. Golding and Ann Constable were the parents of the famous painter John Constable. Originally, the tomb was surrounded by railings. A drawing by John Constable of this tomb is reproduced in J.F. Elam's book, "St Mary's Church, East Bergholt," published in 1986.

Local climate

Tomb to Golding and Ann Constable in Churchyard of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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