John Book Tomb Immediately to South of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Tomb.
John Book Tomb Immediately to South of Church
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- John Book Tomb Immediately to South of Church, High Street, Bourton-On-The-Water
- OS grid reference
- SP 167 208
- Coordinates
- 51.88597, -1.75854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Book Tomb, located immediately to the south of the church, dates from 1790. It is a chest tomb that may have originally had a bale over it. The tomb features a central wreathed tablet on its long sides, adorned with carved spandrels depicting skulls and cherubs. High relief cherubs are positioned at the ends. The most notable aspect of the tomb is the high relief statuettes set in arched recesses at the corners, following the tradition of the John Jordan tomb.
Local climate
John Book Tomb Immediately to South of Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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