Pair of Chest Tombs to Bernard Green and Bernard Green Junior, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 8 Metres to South East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. A 19th century Tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs to Bernard Green and Bernard Green Junior, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 8 Metres to South East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- ragged-landing-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- 19th century
- OS grid reference
- SP 312 033
- Coordinates
- 51.72774, -1.54832
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a pair of chest tombs located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, approximately 8 meters southeast of the chancel. The first tomb is dedicated to Bernard Green, who died in 1811. It is made of pinkish limestone ashlar and features a white marble inscription tablet on the north side. The tomb has a moulded base and a cornice lid, with square pilasters adorned with drapery drops in the recessed corners. Each end of the tomb has oval panels, while the main sides have square panels.
The second tomb is for Bernard Green Junior, who passed away in 1827. This tomb is constructed from ironstone ashlar and is designed in the Gothick style. It has a moulded base and a shallow sarcophagus lid, with corner pilasters and a frieze that includes trefoil-headed panels and quatrefoil paterae. The shaped inscription panels include one dedicated to Mary Green from 1880.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs to Bernard Green and Bernard Green Junior, in Churchyard of St Mary's, Circa 8 Metres to South East of Chancel 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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