Ramsden Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Slough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1984. Chest tomb.
Ramsden Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- heavy-pilaster-heron
- 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
- SU 980 790
- Coordinates
- 51.50212, -0.58835
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ramsden Tomb, located approximately 18 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Laurence, is a chest tomb dated 1776. It is constructed from ashlar and features octagonal flush panelled sides and ends, adorned with double incised borders. The west side displays a carved heraldic device, and the tomb is supported by cable fluted corner pilasters. It has a moulded top. The inscription reads: "In Memory of Mrs. ELIZABETH RAMSDEN wife of JOHN RAMSDEN Esq of Tavistock Street, Bedford Square, London, who Departed this Life on the 3rd day of Nov 1776."
Local climate
Ramsden Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence 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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