Seymour Tomb Adjoining South Transceptal Chapel of Church of St. Mary (Q.V.) to South is a Grade II listed building in the Slough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Seymour Tomb Adjoining South Transceptal Chapel of Church of St. Mary (Q.V.) to South
- WRENN ID
- dim-cinder-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Slough
- Constituency
- Slough MP: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 004 795
- Coordinates
- 51.50572, -0.55349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Seymour Tomb, located adjacent to the south transeptal chapel of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from 1733. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded base and top. The tomb has two arched panels on each side and one at each end, all adorned with imposts, keystones, and carved spandrels. The inscription commemorates Captain Henry Seymour, the son of Sir Joseph Seymour, Knight, who passed away on May 1, 1733, at the age of 77 years.
Local climate
Seymour Tomb Adjoining South Transceptal Chapel of Church of St. Mary (Q.V.) to South 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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