Church of St Michael Chest Tomb Approximately 7.5 Metres East of Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. Tomb.
Church of St Michael Chest Tomb Approximately 7.5 Metres East of Porch
- WRENN ID
- western-lancet-lichen
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 373 849
- Coordinates
- 51.56198, -1.46207
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located approximately 7.5 metres east of the porch of the Church of St. Michael in Letcombe Bassett commemorates Mary Blandy, who died in 1732, and her son William, who died in 1731. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice. The corners are adorned with moulded balusters, while the sides display diagonally set and fielded inscription panels.
Local climate
Church of St Michael Chest Tomb Approximately 7.5 Metres East of Porch receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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