Harris Tomb Aproximately 12 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Tomb.
Harris Tomb Aproximately 12 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- inner-corridor-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 596 649
- Coordinates
- 51.38058, -1.14442
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harris Tomb is a chest tomb located approximately 12 metres to the south-west of the tower of the Church of St Mary. It dates from around 1812 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded base and top, along with fluted corner balusters. It is inscribed with the name "Harris" and the date of death, 1812.
Local climate
Harris Tomb Aproximately 12 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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