Chest tomb of Mark Smithson, at base of Church Tower, to south is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1984. Tomb.
Chest tomb of Mark Smithson, at base of Church Tower, to south
- WRENN ID
- old-chimney-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest tomb of Mark Smithson, at base of Church Tower, to south, St Andrews Churchyard, Low Road, Aldborough, Boroughbridge
- OS grid reference
- SE 405 664
- Coordinates
- 54.09215, -1.38101
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of Mark Smithson is located at the base of the church tower to the south in St Andrews Churchyard, Boroughbridge, Aldborough. This tomb is made of sandstone and dates from the late 18th century. It features fluted pilasters at the corners and center of the exposed side, along with a cornice. There are two oval sunk panels that contain inscriptions commemorating Mark Smithson of Aldborough, who died in 1789 and was a benefactor of St Andrews Church, as well as his wife. The inscription for his wife is somewhat worn.
Local climate
Chest tomb of Mark Smithson, at base of Church Tower, to south receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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