Drake Tomb 1 Yard East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Tandridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1984. Chest tomb.
Drake Tomb 1 Yard East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- spare-wattle-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tandridge
- Constituency
- East Surrey MP: Claire Coutinho (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 327 508
- Coordinates
- 51.24139, -0.09919
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Drake Tomb, located 1 yard east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a chest tomb dedicated to R? Drake. It dates from the mid-18th century and is constructed of stone on a moulded stone plinth. The tomb features panelled sides and large gadrooned corner piers. The lid is made of a darker stone with moulded edges and has a Coat of Arms carved on top. At the time of the re-survey, the inscription was partly illegible.
Local climate
Drake Tomb 1 Yard East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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