Welch Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South East of Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1984. Tomb.
Welch Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South East of Church of St Mark
- WRENN ID
- quiet-storey-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 623 719
- Coordinates
- 51.44346, -1.10366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Welch Tomb, located approximately 1 metre to the southeast of the Church of St. Mark, is a chest tomb dating from 1810 and designed in a neo-classical style. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a rectangular base with battered sides. The top is chamfered on all faces and is adorned with corner acroteria. The tomb is inscribed with the name Edward Welch.
Local climate
Welch Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South East of Church of St Mark 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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