Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South South East of South Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1988. Monument.
Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South South East of South Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- tenth-wicket-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 356 092
- Coordinates
- 51.78041, -1.4846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 25 meters south-southeast of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of limestone and features fielded pilaster panels that flank revealed inscription panels. The tomb has a moulded plinth, cornice, and top. It commemorates Jeremish Hewer, who died in 1786, along with other members of his family.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South South East of South Transept of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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