Tomb to John Leech is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1986. Tomb. 1 related planning application.
Tomb to John Leech
- WRENN ID
- ancient-rood-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb to John Leech, Church Lane, Witley and Milford, GU8 5PN
- OS grid reference
- SU 946 396
- Coordinates
- 51.14871, -0.64822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to John Leech, who died in 1847. Constructed from grey stone, it is rectangular with chamfered corners that splay outwards towards the top. The tomb stands on a base formed of paired lion feet. The lid is darker in colour, features gadroon patterning, and has an ogee section. An urn finial sits atop a flame feature at the centre of the ridge.
Local climate
Tomb to John Leech receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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