Chest Tomb Circa 15 Metres North East of West End 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 Circa 15 Metres North East of West End of St Mary Magdelene
- WRENN ID
- lost-bronze-pigeon
- 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
- 52.4381, -0.68478
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the early to mid-18th century, is located approximately 15 meters northeast of the west end of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Geddington. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with a slightly cambered lid. The tomb has corner pilasters adorned with foliage drops and moulded recessed panels situated between fielded panels on the south side, while the north side has two fielded panels. Additionally, there are cherub's heads above swags on both the east and west sides. The inscription on the tomb is no longer legible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Circa 15 Metres North East of West End 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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