Anonymous Tomb to South West of West Corner of Nave of Parish Church of St Laud is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. A Victorian Tomb.
Anonymous Tomb to South West of West Corner of Nave of Parish Church of St Laud
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-trefoil-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Anonymous Tomb to South West of West Corner of Nave of Parish Church of St Laud, Church End, Sherington
- OS grid reference
- SP 889 467
- Coordinates
- 52.11209, -0.70184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an anonymous tomb located to the south-west of the west corner of the nave of the Parish Church of St. Laud, dating from around 1850. It is made of red sandstone and features limestone inscription slabs. The tomb stands about 8 feet high and is designed in two stages, rising from a plain plinth with the upper stage diminishing in size. Sandstone frames surround recessed panels, and there is a covered cornice at the top. Notably, the tomb is intentionally anonymous, with three sides displaying biblical texts. The inscription on the east side begins with "READER: The Name, Profession and Age of him whose body lies within are of little importance..." The inscription slabs are located on the upper stage.
Local climate
Anonymous Tomb to South West of West Corner of Nave of Parish Church of St Laud 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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