Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- ancient-plinth-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 443 166
- Coordinates
- 51.84704, -1.35693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 16 meters south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St. Magdalene. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with corner balusters and fielded panels. The front panel displays an oval panel adorned with carved Baroque-style foliate sprays, which include a skull and crossbones in the lower spandrels.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres South of East End of South Aisle of Church of St Magdalene receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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