Smallbones Memorial About 21 Metres South of Priests Door 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. Memorial.

Smallbones Memorial About 21 Metres South of Priests Door of Church of St John

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1990
Type
Memorial
OS grid reference
SP 253 123
Coordinates
51.80944, -1.6341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Smallbones Memorial is a chest-tomb located about 21 meters south of the priest's door of the Church of St John. It is likely from the early 19th century and constructed of ashlar stone. The memorial features enriched panels and corner piers adorned with incised Soanian fret. It has moulded cross-gabled acroteria with anthemion reliefs in the tympana, along with a moulded plinth and cornice. The tomb has a hipped capping. It commemorates Richard Smallbones, who died in 1757, and Mary Smallbones, who passed away in 1822; it was probably erected in memory of Mary.

Local climate

Smallbones Memorial About 21 Metres South of Priests Door 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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