Lanfear Tomb 5 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Tomb.
Lanfear Tomb 5 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- tangled-panel-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 411 779
- Coordinates
- 51.4987, -1.40881
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lanfear Tomb, located 5 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St. Andrew, is a chest tomb dating from 1757. It is constructed of stone and features a moulded plinth base, urn corners, and a flat top with a moulded edge. The side panels are inscribed with the names Ambrose and Martha Lanfear.
Local climate
Lanfear Tomb 5 Metres South West of Tower of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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