Sturgis Tomb, 2 Yards to Left of Cloister is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Tomb.
Sturgis Tomb, 2 Yards to Left of Cloister
- WRENN ID
- ghost-rood-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 956 474
- Coordinates
- 51.21784, -0.63174
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sturgis Tomb, located 2 yards to the left of the cloister, is a tomb dedicated to Julian Sturgis, who died in 1904. It is made of terracotta and designed in the Art Nouveau style. The tomb features a rectangular shape with a low wall about six inches high that has a moulded top, enclosing a rectangular plot. At the head of the tomb, there is a raised headstone on a rounded plinth, which has a semi-circular top adorned with mourning angels and scroll decoration. This design also includes an inscribed bronze roundel.
Local climate
Sturgis Tomb, 2 Yards to Left of Cloister 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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