Chest Tomb to John Baker Dated 1800 Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1985. Tomb.

Chest Tomb to John Baker Dated 1800 Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
sharp-storey-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1985
Type
Tomb
Address
Chest Tomb to John Baker Dated 1800 Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Michael, Round Town, Aynho
OS grid reference
SP 514 330
Coordinates
51.99358, -1.252
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb made of early 19th century limestone, located against the south wall of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. It features panelled sides and angle balusters. The tomb commemorates John Baker, who died in 1800, and his nephew, who died in 1816.

Local climate

Chest Tomb to John Baker Dated 1800 Against South Wall of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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