Elizabeth and Henry Sules Bale Tomb About 7 Metres South South East of Porch of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. Bale tomb.
Elizabeth and Henry Sules Bale Tomb About 7 Metres South South East of Porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- buried-merlon-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- Bale tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 253 123
- Coordinates
- 51.80956, -1.63438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elizabeth and Henry Sules bale tomb, located about 7 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St John, is an early 19th-century structure made of ashlar stone. It features large format panelled sides, a moulded plinth and cornice, and panelled end piers. The tomb has a plain bale with raised bobbin moulding at the ends, which is adorned with scallops. On the south side, there is a central panel depicting a putto above swagged drapery in high relief, flanked by outer piers decorated with fruit and flower garlands.
Local climate
Elizabeth and Henry Sules Bale Tomb About 7 Metres South South East of Porch of Church of St John 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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