George Wells Memorial About 27 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1986. Monument.
George Wells Memorial About 27 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys Church
- WRENN ID
- grey-loft-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 311 273
- Coordinates
- 51.94346, -1.54778
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Wells Memorial is a chest tomb located about 27 yards southeast of the south porch of St Mary's Church in Chipping Norton. It commemorates George Wells, who died in 1842. The tomb is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth and cornice, along with shaped, incised panels.
Local climate
George Wells Memorial About 27 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys Church 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 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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