Duncombe Vault 1 1/2 Feet East of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Duncombe Vault 1 1/2 Feet East of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- far-vault-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Duncombe Vault 1 1/2 Feet East of Church of St James, the Square, Shere
- OS grid reference
- TQ 074 477
- Coordinates
- 51.21913, -0.4627
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Duncombe Vault, located 1½ feet east of the Church of St James, is an early 18th century chest tomb. The tomb features a dedication to George Duncombe on its lid, which is dated 1746. It is constructed from stone with a darker stone top. The design includes a moulded plinth with raised panels on the sides and a moulded edge on the lid. The corners are accentuated by recessed angle piers that have a curved, bulbous shape. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Duncombe Vault 1 1/2 Feet East of Church of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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