Chest Tomb to Groves Family in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 25 Metres South of South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Groves Family in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 25 Metres South of South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- worn-gutter-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 312 032
- Coordinates
- 51.7275, -1.54891
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to the Groves family is located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, approximately 25 meters south of the south aisle. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed from limestone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded base, a cornice lid, and a top, along with moulded inscription panels. The south side is flanked by panelled pilasters, while the north side has fluted pilasters. The end panels are shaped. The inscriptions commemorate William Groves, who died in 1794, and George Groves, who died in 1799.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Groves Family in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 25 Metres South of South Aisle receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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