Barrett Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Chest tomb.
Barrett Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- night-terrace-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 485 248
- Coordinates
- 51.92016, -1.29572
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barrett Memorial, located approximately 8 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dating from around 1750. It is constructed from marlstone and limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape, featuring a moulded base and cover, with square corner balusters and fielded inscription panels. The inscriptions commemorate John Barrett, who died in 1752, and Henry Barrett, who died in 1741. The top of the tomb is made of limestone.
Local climate
Barrett Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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 69% 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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