Nash Tomb Approximately 12 Metres to South West of South Aisle 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. Tomb.
Nash Tomb Approximately 12 Metres to South West of South Aisle of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- solemn-remnant-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Slough
- Constituency
- Slough MP: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 980 790
- Coordinates
- 51.50223, -0.58885
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nash Tomb, located approximately 12 metres to the south-west of the south aisle of the Church of St. Laurence, is a chest tomb dating from 1808. It is constructed of ashlar and features two panels on each side and one at each end, all adorned with double incised borders. The tomb includes sunken panelled corner pilasters and has a moulded base and top. The inscription reads: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM NASH ESQ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY 12 1838 IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE." The earlier inscriptions were largely illegible at the time of resurvey.
Local climate
Nash Tomb Approximately 12 Metres to South West of South Aisle 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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