Phipps Monument Approximately 30 Metres East of the South Aisle of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1990. A C19 Chest tomb.
Phipps Monument Approximately 30 Metres East of the South Aisle of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- old-quartz-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1990
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 355 194
- Coordinates
- 51.87229, -1.48438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Phipps Monument is a chest tomb made of stone, dating from the 19th century. It is located approximately 30 meters east of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary in Charlbury. The south tablet commemorates Thomas Phipps, who died in 1825, while the east tablet is for Sarah Grace, who passed away in 1852. The north tablet refers to the wife of Thomas Phipps, but both the north and west tablets are badly eroded. The monument features an ogee moulded plinth, along with a moulded capstone and top.
Local climate
Phipps Monument Approximately 30 Metres East of the South Aisle of the 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 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- 1 Phipps Memorial approximately 10 metres to south of south porch of Church of St Peter
- 2 Phippin Family Monument in the Churchyard, 6 Meters South of the Nave, Church of St John the Baptist
- 3 Joseph Phipps Memorial Circa 15 Yards North of North Aisle
- 4 Phipps Headstone Approximately 17.5 Metres North of the Church of St Mary
- 5 Prowse Monument in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of Tower, Church of St Andrew and St Mary
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