Dew Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South East of Chancel of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Chest tomb.
Dew Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South East of Chancel of St James
- WRENN ID
- tall-rafter-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 497 286
- Coordinates
- 51.9539, -1.27809
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dew Memorial, located approximately 2 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. James, is a chest tomb dating from around 1808. It is made of marlstone and features a rectangular shape with a moulded base and cover. The tomb is adorned with square corner balusters and plain panels. The inscriptions on the memorial commemorate Marten Dew, who died in 1808, and Mary Dew, who died in 1833.
Local climate
Dew Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South East of Chancel of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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