Bushnell Tomb Approximately 20 Metres to North 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.
Bushnell Tomb Approximately 20 Metres to North of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- muted-tracery-torch
- 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 590 684
- Coordinates
- 51.41229, -1.15209
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bushnell Tomb, located approximately 20 metres north of the tower of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from around 1815. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a square plan with a moulded base. The tomb has oval panels on all sides, each adorned with triangular pediments above, and is topped with an urn finial.
Local climate
Bushnell Tomb Approximately 20 Metres to North of Tower of Church of St Mary 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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