Lt-Gen George Preston Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Monument.
Lt-Gen George Preston Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- far-chimney-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Lt-Gen George Preston Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard, Church Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 730 663
- Coordinates
- 51.39569, -2.38835
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Lieutenant General George Preston, who died in 1795, is located in the Church of All Saints Churchyard. It is made of Bath stone and features marble inscription panels. The monument is situated to the north of the nave and consists of a rectangular plinth with a moulded base and cornice. Each side of the plinth has an oval marble panel, and it is topped with a heavy pyramidal structure. This tomb is noted for its austere neo-classical design and is marked as number 62 on the churchyard plan. Preston was associated with the Royal North British Dragoons, also known as the Scots Greys.
Local climate
Lt-Gen George Preston Tomb in Church of All Saints Churchyard receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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