Bale Tomb and Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres and 8 Metres South of Nave and 6 Metres and 8 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Brutius is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Tomb.
Bale Tomb and Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres and 8 Metres South of Nave and 6 Metres and 8 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Brutius
- WRENN ID
- tangled-porch-barley
- 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 300 075
- Coordinates
- 51.76615, -1.56668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bale tomb and chest tomb, located approximately 6 meters and 8 meters south of the nave and 6 meters and 8 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Britius, date from 1718 and the mid-18th century, respectively.
The bale tomb is made of limestone and features two worn inscription panels on each side, which are flanked by foliate scrolls at the rear. It has a moulded cornice and a gadrooned bale with skulls set in shell hoods at the ends.
The chest tomb to the southeast, dating from the mid-18th century, is also made of limestone. It has two winged cherubs' heads carved above the inscription panel, which is flanked by two narrow panels with trailing foliate carving. This tomb features a moulded cornice and capping, and it commemorates John James, who died in 1760, along with other members of the James family.
Local climate
Bale Tomb and Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres and 8 Metres South of Nave and 6 Metres and 8 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Brutius 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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