Chest Tomb to George Knapp, in Churchyard of St Mary's Circa 5 Metres North of North Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to George Knapp, in Churchyard of St Mary's Circa 5 Metres North of North Aisle
- WRENN ID
- under-marble-hazel
- 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 312 033
- Coordinates
- 51.72788, -1.54898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, is approximately 5 metres north of the north aisle. It commemorates George Knapp, who died in 1792, and his wife Catherine, who died in 1803. The tomb is made of limestone ashlar and features a moulded base, a cornice lid, and a top with recessed corners that have heavy square balusters. The inscription panel on the south side shows traces of shallow relief foliage in the corners.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to George Knapp, in Churchyard of St Mary's Circa 5 Metres North of North 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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