Pair of Chest Tombs to Kirby and Godwin Families, in Churchyard of St Peter 7 Metres to South of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Chest tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs to Kirby and Godwin Families, in Churchyard of St Peter 7 Metres to South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- open-niche-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 273 045
- Coordinates
- 51.73935, -1.60462
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of chest tombs located in the churchyard of St. Peter, positioned 7 meters south of the chancel. One tomb is dedicated to James Kirby, who died in 1793, and M. Kirby, who died in 1782. The other tomb commemorates Elizabeth Godwin, who died in 1818, her husband John, who died in 1801, and their son John, who died in 1810. Both tombs are made of limestone and feature moulded bases, coved and moulded cornice lids, and moulded tops. The inscription panels are moulded and flanked by fluted pilasters.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs to Kirby and Godwin Families, in Churchyard of St Peter 7 Metres to South of Chancel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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