Group of 3 Headstones and 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Headstone, chest tomb.
Group of 3 Headstones and 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- slow-pavement-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Headstone, chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 671 543
- Coordinates
- 52.18288, -1.01947
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group consists of three headstones and three chest tombs located approximately 2 meters east of the chancel of the Church of Holy Cross. The tombs date from the 17th century to the early 19th century and are made of ironstone and sandstone, commemorating members of the Howes family.
The headstones are made of ironstone and feature shaped tops. The northernmost headstone bears an inscription for Thomas Howes, who died in 1662. The middle headstone is also for Thomas Howes, who died in 1706, and includes a vine motif. The southern headstone is similar and commemorates Elizabeth Howes.
The chest tomb to the north, made of ironstone, has panelled corners and inscriptions in cartouches on the south side for John Howes, who died in 1727, and his wife Mary Howes, who died in 1740. The middle chest tomb is made of red sandstone with panelled corners, while the southern chest tomb is made of yellow sandstone with reeded corners, both dating from the early 19th century.
Local climate
Group of 3 Headstones and 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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