Group of Chest Tomb and 5 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Tomb, headstone.

Group of Chest Tomb and 5 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and All Angels

WRENN ID
fallow-pewter-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1987
Type
Tomb, headstone
OS grid reference
SP 399 288
Coordinates
51.95683, -1.42024
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is a group of a chest tomb and five headstones located approximately 3 meters southeast of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels. Dating from around 1700, they are made of Marlstone and designed in the Baroque style.

The rectangular chest tomb features a moulded base and cover, with three shallow pilasters on each side. The south side displays two oval cartouches; one is framed by scrolls and bears a partly-legible inscription commemorating Robert King, while the other is framed by palm leaves and commemorates his daughter Joyce, who died in 1698.

The headstones have rectangular panels with two eared edges, framed by drapery, scrolls, and cherub heads. The inscriptions on the headstones commemorate Ann Watson, who died in 1690, John Watson, Eleanor Watson, who died in 1704, an unnamed individual who died in 1689, and Sarah Spurrier, who died in 1701.

Local climate

Group of Chest Tomb and 5 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and All Angels receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Church of St Michael and All Angels Grade I 16 m
  2. Churchyard Wall to North and East of Church of St Michael and All Angels Grade II 48 m
  3. Retaining Walls and Steps in Front of the Vicarage Grade II 178 m
  4. Numbers 1 to 4 and Attached Forge Grade II 183 m
  5. Number 6 and Attached Outbuilding Grade II 191 m
  6. The Vicarage and Attached Garden Walls Grade II 193 m
  7. Number 7 and Attached Outbuilding Grade II 288 m
  8. Great Tew House Grade II 299 m
  9. 12, Old Road Grade II 423 m
  10. 13 and 14, Old Road Grade II 429 m