Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- leaning-passage-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 477 116
- Coordinates
- 51.80159, -1.30866
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 2 meters southwest of the south porch of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Yarnton. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with corner balusters. One side displays a roundel surrounded by heavy carved acanthus scrolls, while the opposite side has fielded panels. The end panels are adorned with skull heads and hinged angel heads with swags.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Bartholomew sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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