Basse Family Chest Tomb, Circa 30 Metres North East of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1992. Chest tomb.
Basse Family Chest Tomb, Circa 30 Metres North East of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- sunken-mantel-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1992
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 841 828
- Coordinates
- 52.43758, -0.76389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Basse family chest tomb, located approximately 30 metres northeast of the Church of All Saints, dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features a deep cornice on the plinth and a twin gabled lid. The tomb has recessed panels that are inscribed in memory of Richard Basse, who died in 1675, on the north side, and Denis Basse, who died in 1676, on the south side. The inscribed shield on the west end is no longer legible.
Local climate
Basse Family Chest Tomb, Circa 30 Metres North East of Church of All Saints sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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