Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South and West of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1987. Chest tombs.
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South and West of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- blind-passage-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1987
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SU 596 964
- Coordinates
- 51.66389, -1.13883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four chest tombs from the 18th century, located approximately 5 meters south and west of the Church of St. Leonard in Drayton St. Leonard. The tombs are made of stone and are rectangular in shape. One chest tomb, situated about 4 meters south of the church tower, is likely from the early 18th century and features a cyma recta moulded base, two fielded panels on each side, and single fielded panels at the ends. The corners have baluster moulding, and there is an inscribed panel on the west end with an inscription that is mostly illegible, likely from the 19th century.
Another chest tomb, dedicated to Francis Dandridge, is located approximately 6 meters south of the church, while a third tomb is about 3 meters west of the tower. This tomb also has a cyma recta moulded base and features three fielded panels on each side, with the center panel being wider. It has fielded panels at each end, except for one end of the Dandridge tomb, which has an inscribed panel that is mostly illegible and is adorned with a swagged surround and a winged head at the top. The final chest tomb is situated about 7 meters south of the tower and dates from the mid-18th century, featuring two fielded panels on the sides and single panels at the ends. Together, these tombs form a group around the southwest corner of the church.
Local climate
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South and West of Church of St Leonard 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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