Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- WRENN ID
- fading-slate-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 562 112
- Coordinates
- 51.79712, -1.1857
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 20 meters southeast of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dates from the late 17th century and is made of limestone. It features a rectangular shape in the Baroque style, characterized by a deep projecting lid with a cornice-moulded edge. The central side panel is adorned with a carved winged cherub head and flowers, which support swags, and is flanked by small fielded panels. The right end of the tomb has a recessed oval panel beneath another winged cherub head, while the left side and the rear consist of plain fielded panels. Part of the lid is missing, and there is no surviving inscription.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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