John Franklin Tomb and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Tomb.

John Franklin Tomb and Railings

WRENN ID
sharp-jamb-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1983
Type
Tomb
Address
John Franklin Tomb and Railings, the Square, Blockley
OS grid reference
SP 164 349
Coordinates
52.0125, -1.76124
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The John Franklin Tomb, dating from around 1795, is located in Blockley on the east side of The Square. It is a chest tomb constructed from various types of stone and features corner balusters. The tomb is enclosed by cast iron railings.

Local climate

John Franklin Tomb and Railings receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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