Tomb of Joseph Francklin 10 Metres North East of Lady Chapel, St Marys Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Tomb.
Tomb of Joseph Francklin 10 Metres North East of Lady Chapel, St Marys Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- vast-forge-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 741 080
- Coordinates
- 51.76599, -0.92648
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Joseph Francklin is a chest tomb located 10 metres north-east of the Lady Chapel at St. Mary's Parish Church in Haddenham. It dates from 1815 and is made of dressed limestone with marble panels. The tomb has a rectangular block set on a plinth of two steps, featuring inset corner pilasters and oval marble inscription plaques on all four sides. It is topped with a cornice that has a pyramidal shape, adorned with grooved enrichment and surmounted by an urn from which flames issue. The north plaque is inscribed in memory of Joseph Francklin.
Local climate
Tomb of Joseph Francklin 10 Metres North East of Lady Chapel, St Marys Parish Church receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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