Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 13 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. Chest tombs.
Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 13 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- south-cobble-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- TL 070 977
- Coordinates
- 52.56705, -0.42134
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a pair of chest tombs located approximately 13 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The tombs date from 1764 and the early 19th century and are made of limestone ashlar. The northern tomb, which is from the late 18th century, features bolection moulded pilasters at the corners and has a partially legible inscription dedicated to John Hackett. The southern tomb, dating from the early 19th century, has reeded pilasters at the corners and oval panels that contain inscriptions for the Saunderson family.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 13 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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