Thomson Tomb in the Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 8 Metres South of West End of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. A Early Modern Tomb.
Thomson Tomb in the Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 8 Metres South of West End of Nave
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Constituency
- Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- SU 825 840
- Coordinates
- 51.54936, -0.81041
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomson tomb is a late 17th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, approximately 8 metres south of the west end of the nave. It is constructed of stone and features a plinth, a moulded stone base, and moulded side panels. The south face of the tomb has an inscription that reads: "William Thomson d.1688, late of ye Parish of St. Andrew Holbourne in Middlesex and High Constable of Hundred of Ossleston in the said County. Twenty six years together d. August 24th 1688, in ye 64 year of his age." Additionally, there is a carved panel on the east end that depicts a visor and a unicorn above it.
Local climate
Thomson Tomb in the Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, About 8 Metres South of West End of Nave sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% 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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