Chest Tomb Approximately 8.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Monument.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- twisted-nave-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 359 075
- Coordinates
- 51.7657, -1.48091
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 8.5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Ducklington. It is made of limestone and features two narrow fielded panels on either side of a central panel. The central panel has a worn inscription set within a rococo cartouche, which is adorned with cherubs' heads in the spandrels. The end panels and the rear also display similar cartouches.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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