Altar Tomb Approximately 22 Metres South of Church of St Leodegarius is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. A C20 Tomb.
Altar Tomb Approximately 22 Metres South of Church of St Leodegarius
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-floor-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 573 681
- Coordinates
- 52.30865, -1.16062
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an altar tomb located approximately 22 meters south of the Church of St. Leodegarius in Ashby St. Ledgers. It was designed in 1939 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Ivor Churchill Guest, Lord Wimborne, who died in the same year. The tomb is made of Portland stone and features a slate top. It has a deep hollow chamfered base. The south and north sides of the tomb each have a central inscription plaque, which is flanked by roundels in moulded frames. The plaque on the south side records the birth and death of Lord Wimborne, while the north side commemorates his wife, Alice. On the west side, there is a coat of arms in a cartouche surmounted by a coronet, and on the east side, a shield of arms with supporters and a motto. A cross also forms part of this memorial.
Local climate
Altar Tomb Approximately 22 Metres South of Church of St Leodegarius receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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