Group of Chest Tomb Dated 1683 and 1695 and Headstone Dated 1715 Approximately 12 Metres and 13 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. Tomb, headstone.
Group of Chest Tomb Dated 1683 and 1695 and Headstone Dated 1715 Approximately 12 Metres and 13 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- solitary-cloister-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb, headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 377 429
- Coordinates
- 52.08331, -1.45106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of chest tombs and a headstone located approximately 12 meters and 13 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael. The chest tombs are made of ironstone and are dedicated to William and Elizabeth Lidyat, with dates of 1683 and 1695. They feature a plain design with a chamfered ledger slab and an inscription in a panel. The headstone, dated 1715, has cambered shoulders and displays a winged cherub's head along with a cartouche that is surrounded by bold carving.
Local climate
Group of Chest Tomb Dated 1683 and 1695 and Headstone Dated 1715 Approximately 12 Metres and 13 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Michael receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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