Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South West of South Porch and 8 Metres South of Nave 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. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South West of South Porch and 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- twisted-gravel-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 358 075
- Coordinates
- 51.7657, -1.48124
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 5 meters southwest of the south porch and 8 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It is made of limestone and features two narrow panels on either side of a wide inscription panel. The tomb has a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. It commemorates Henry Kelly, who died in 1783, and his wife Mary, who died in 1791.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South West of South Porch and 8 Metres South of Nave 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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