Chest Tomb to Roger Mathew and Wife Anne Approximately 30 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 14 November 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Roger Mathew and Wife Anne Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ruined-cornice-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 430 356
- Coordinates
- 52.01775, -1.37386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 30 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is dedicated to Roger Mathew and his wife Anne and dates from the 17th century, specifically around 166?. It is made of limestone and features a slab top with hollow mouldings and chamfered sides. The chest has panelled sides adorned with strapwork decoration and is supported by Tuscan columns. The inscription on the tomb reads: "Here lyeth the bodies of Mr. Roger Mathew and Anne his wife. She departed this life the 26th April 166?. He being -(?) of this parish fiftie yeares -(?) 1657."
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Roger Mathew and Wife Anne Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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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