Church of St Michael Bale Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North 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 Bale Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North East of Porch
- WRENN ID
- inner-nave-poplar
- 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
- 51.56197, -1.46216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Michael features a bale tomb located approximately 3 metres northeast of the porch. This tomb dates from the late 17th century and is constructed of limestone ashlar. It has a moulded plinth and cornice, with three blind trefoiled panels on the sides, accented by moulded balusters at the corners and divisions. The end panels display an angel of death above an eared architrave that frames an illegible inscription panel.
Local climate
Church of St Michael Bale Tomb Approximately 3 Metres North 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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