Chest Tomb to Robert Aus(Tin) Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Saint Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Robert Aus(Tin) Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Saint Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- long-sill-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 392 378
- Coordinates
- 52.0377, -1.42908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to Robert Austin, located approximately 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas, is a Grade II listed structure from the 17th century. Made of ironstone, the tomb features panelled sides adorned with Ionic columns and decorative panels that include inscriptions. The decoration incorporates scrolls and foliage. The thick stone slab has hollow chamfers. The inscription reads: "Mr Robert Austin of this parish, gentleman who departed this life Anno Domini 1665."
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Robert Aus(Tin) Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of Saint Nicholas 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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