George Hawkins Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Spelthorne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1982. Tomb.
George Hawkins Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- solemn-gutter-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Spelthorne
- Constituency
- Spelthorne MP: Lincoln Jopp (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1982
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- George Hawkins Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard, Church Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 030 718
- Coordinates
- 51.43626, -0.51853
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Hawkins tomb is located in St Mary's Churchyard and is a notable chest tomb dating from the 18th century. It commemorates George Hawkins, who died in 1761. The tomb features panelled stone sides, with the long sides divided by carved fruit interlace pilasters. The end sides display round shield reliefs. At the top of the memorial tablets, there are decorative elements including a skull accompanied by scythes and a torch.
Local climate
George Hawkins Tomb in St Mary's Churchyard 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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