Chest Tomb to Phillips Family and Railings Approximately 10 Metres North of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Phillips Family and Railings Approximately 10 Metres North of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- tattered-attic-indigo
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 525 882
- Coordinates
- 51.59034, -1.24293
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to the Phillips family, dating from around 1736, is located approximately 10 meters north of the Church of St. Andrew in East Hagbourne. It features a white marble chest set on a stone stepped base, with a grey marble top. The tomb is rectangular in shape and has a moulded base. The sides include central oval panels surrounded by ornate, deeply carved shell designs. The corners are recessed and decorated with palm leaf carvings at the base. The grey marble top has a cyma reversa and cyma recta moulded edge. Surrounding the tomb are railings with decorative shaped tops and vase-top finials at the corners. An inscription on the oval panel facing the church reads: "Here lyeth the body of Thomas Phillips, sone of Matthew Phillips, of this parish. Whose known skill and diligence in his profession, joined with great probity in his dealings gave him that reputation in business which recommended him to be Carpenter to their Majesties, King George the First and King George the Second. He died the 14th day of August 36, aged 47 years...."
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Phillips Family and Railings Approximately 10 Metres North of Church of St Andrew sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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