Chest Tomb to Harris Family Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Harris Family Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- grey-beam-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 287 113
- Coordinates
- 51.80047, -1.58493
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb, likely dating from the late 18th century, located approximately 2 meters north of the north aisle of the Church of St. Nicholas. It is made of stone and has a rectangular shape. Each side features three panels, with fluted strips on the left and right. The ends have single panels, and there is a cornice on the damaged flat slab, topped with a plain bale. The inscriptions on the tomb are worn and difficult to read.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Harris Family Approximately 2 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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