Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of East End of Nave of Church of St Denys is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of East End of Nave of Church of St Denys
- WRENN ID
- graven-wicket-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 342 934
- Coordinates
- 51.63891, -1.5071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 2 meters south of the east end of the nave of the Church of St. Denys in Stanford-in-the-Vale. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a Neo-classical style. The tomb has a moulded plinth and cornice, with corner balusters adorned with drapery swags. The sides of the tomb have illegible oval inscription panels, which are surrounded by Neo-classical urns and trailing foliage carved in low relief. The end panels are plain.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of East End of Nave of Church of St Denys 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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