Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. Memorial tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- haunted-wicket-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1985
- Type
- Memorial tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 302 893
- Coordinates
- 51.60182, -1.56446
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 8 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, is a memorial dedicated to John Forty, who died in 1806. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice. The tomb displays Neo-classical motifs on plain corner pilasters, which flank an oval inscription on the side and end panels. Additionally, there is low-relief floral carving along the border.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% 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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