Roake Tomb 2 Feet South of South Aisle of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Woking local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1984. Tomb.
Roake Tomb 2 Feet South of South Aisle of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- wild-groin-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Woking
- Constituency
- Woking MP: Mr Will Forster (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 January 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Roake Tomb 2 Feet South of South Aisle of St Mary's Church, Church Hill
- OS grid reference
- SU 997 591
- Coordinates
- 51.32267, -0.5702
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roake Tomb, located 2 feet south of the south aisle of St. Mary's Church, is a Grade II listed tomb dedicated to Henry Roake, who died in 1758. It is a chest tomb approximately 4 feet high, constructed of brick with a stone top. The long sides feature recessed stone panels that are inscribed.
Local climate
Roake Tomb 2 Feet South of South Aisle of St Mary's Church 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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