Gooch Tomb in churchyard, about 24m north of north tower, Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Tomb.
Gooch Tomb in churchyard, about 24m north of north tower, Church of St Mark
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Gooch Tomb in churchyard, about 24m north of north tower, Church of St Mark, Church Place, South Swindon, SN1 5EH
- OS grid reference
- SU 143 847
- Coordinates
- 51.56162, -1.79481
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gooch Tomb, located in the churchyard about 24 meters north of the north tower of the Church of St Mark, is a Grade II listed memorial. It commemorates Emma Brent Gooch, who passed away in 1872, and William Frederick Gooch, who lived from 1825 to 1915, with his inscription added in 1915.
The tomb is made of Portland stone and features a low chest tomb design with a hipped table and an extended kerb. The faces of the table are inscribed with the names and dates of both individuals, while the kerb surrounds the tomb on all sides.
Local climate
Gooch Tomb in churchyard, about 24m north of north tower, Church of St Mark receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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