Chest Tomb of Samuel Rowlatt, Circa 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdelene is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1992. Tomb.
Chest Tomb of Samuel Rowlatt, Circa 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdelene
- WRENN ID
- unlit-postern-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1992
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 895 830
- Coordinates
- 52.43773, -0.68451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of Samuel Rowlatt, dating from the early 18th century, is located approximately 10 metres south of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Geddington. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice, with corner pilasters adorned with drops of flowers. The tomb has a flat lid and includes recessed panels with egg-and-dart moulding on the north and south sides. The east side displays a cherub's head, while the west side features a cartouche and additional cherubs' heads. An inscription on the south side, although barely legible, commemorates Samuel Rowlatt, who died around 1710.
Local climate
Chest Tomb of Samuel Rowlatt, Circa 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdelene sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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