Pitt Tomb Approximately 13 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. A C18 Tomb.
Pitt Tomb Approximately 13 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- lunar-mantel-rye
- 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
- 51.50215, -0.58829
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pitt Tomb, located approximately 13 metres to the south of the chancel of the Church of St. Laurence, is a chest tomb dated 1749. It is constructed of ashlar and features a moulded base and top, with two fielded panels on each side and one at each end. The tomb is adorned with corner pilasters that have sunken panels. The inscription reads: "Here lyeth the Body of Mr. Richard Pitt Late of London Plumber who Died Feb:y 23d 1749. Aged 28 years."
Local climate
Pitt Tomb Approximately 13 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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