Group of Two Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1988. Chest tombs.
Group of Two Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- roaming-moat-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1988
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 444 167
- Coordinates
- 51.84715, -1.35684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a group of two chest tombs located approximately 11 meters southeast of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. These tombs date from the mid-18th century and are made of limestone. Each tomb features a moulded plinth and cornice, corner balusters, and fielded panels. The tomb situated to the southeast additionally includes an oval panel surrounded by carved Baroque-style foliate sprays, with a skull and crossbones carved in the lower spandrels.
Local climate
Group of Two Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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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