Chest Tomb of Leonard Spence Approximately 2 Metres South of Tower of Tower of Church of Saint Michael is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb of Leonard Spence Approximately 2 Metres South of Tower of Tower of Church of Saint Michael
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 235 055
- Coordinates
- 54.44491, -1.63904
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of Leonard Spence, dating from around 1738, is located approximately 2 metres south of the tower of the Church of Saint Michael. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features panelled sides. On the top slab, there is a small bronze plaque with an inscription that fondly commemorates Leonard Spence, who died in 1738 at the age of 103 years.
Local climate
Chest Tomb of Leonard Spence Approximately 2 Metres South of Tower of Tower of Church of Saint Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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