Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1987. Tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- tenth-barrel-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 846 899
- Coordinates
- 52.50073, -0.755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of chest tombs located approximately 2 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The tomb on the left features the dates 1671, 1709, 1780, and 1800, while the tomb on the right has the dates 1725, 1727, and 1777. Both tombs are made of limestone ashlar and each has two inscribed panels on either side. The inscriptions commemorate members of the Riddle family.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 77% 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, 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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