Chest Tomb Approximately 45 Metres South South West of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 45 Metres South South West of Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
ruined-tracery-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1988
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SP 432 091
Coordinates
51.77954, -1.37392
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is located approximately 45 meters south-southwest of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Eynsham. It is made of limestone and is set on a raised plinth. The tomb features lozenges set within square panels, a frieze of latticed bands, and a brattished cornice. It commemorates Thomas Day, who died in 1794, Kathleen Day, who died in 1772, Thomas Day, who died in 1813, and Robert Day, who died in 1831.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 45 Metres South South West of Church of St Bartholomew 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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