Tomb and Railings, Circa 2 Yards to North East of Church of St Botolph is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1988. Tomb.
Tomb and Railings, Circa 2 Yards to North East of Church of St Botolph
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 August 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TM 223 522
- Coordinates
- 52.12417, 1.2471
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb and railings, located approximately 2 yards to the northeast of the Church of St Botolph, date from around 1813. Constructed from ashlar stone and wrought and cast iron, the tomb is coffin-shaped with panelled sides and a slab top featuring moulded edges. Surrounding the tomb are iron railings that have square corner pales topped with vase finials. The railings include a moulded top rail and a protective cage designed to deter grave robbers, which consists of a cross made from longitudinal and lateral bars with spikes radiating from it.
Local climate
Tomb and Railings, Circa 2 Yards to North East of Church of St Botolph sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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