Franklin Memorial Approximately 40 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. Headstone.
Franklin Memorial Approximately 40 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- cold-keystone-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 399 288
- Coordinates
- 51.95655, -1.42063
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Franklin Memorial is a headstone located approximately 40 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels. It dates from around 1699 and is made of marlstone in a Baroque style. The memorial features a swelling oval panel that is framed by scrolls, festoons, and a cherub head. The inscription commemorates John Franklin, who died in 1699.
Local climate
Franklin Memorial Approximately 40 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Michael and All Angels 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Franklin Memorial Approximately 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- 2 Franklin Monument in Churchyard, 53 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary
- 3 Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- 4 Headstone About 1 1/2 Metres South of the Tower Stair Turret of the Church of St Michael and All Angels
- 5 Tomb of Joseph Francklin 10 Metres North East of Lady Chapel, St Marys Parish Church
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