Church of St Lawrence, Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West End is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Chest tomb.
Church of St Lawrence, Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West End
- WRENN ID
- over-paling-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 456 010
- Coordinates
- 51.70647, -1.34112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located approximately 2 meters south of the west end of the Church of St. Lawrence is an early 19th-century structure made of limestone. It features simple moulding on the plinth and top, along with fielded inscription panels. This tomb serves as a memorial to Robert Firbrother, who died in 1800, as well as to Sarah Marshall and her daughter, both of whom also died in 1800.
Local climate
Church of St Lawrence, Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West End 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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