Church of St John,Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. Chest tombs.
Church of St John,Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- far-quartz-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 August 1989
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 234 135
- Coordinates
- 51.82012, -1.66155
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. John features a group of four chest tombs located approximately 8 meters north of the chancel. The first tomb belongs to the Newman family and dates from around 1747. It is made of stone and has an inscribed panel at the center of each side, with fluted baluster mouldings at the corners and an armorial crest at the west end. The top is flat. The second tomb is dedicated to Thomas Eldridge and his wife, dating from around 1796. This tomb is also made of stone and has a moulded base, with inscribed central panels on each side and fluted panels on the left and right. The ends feature inscribed panels, and the top is stepped and moulded with a roll-moulded spine. The two 19th-century chest tombs present are not considered to have special architectural interest.
Local climate
Church of St John,Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 8 Metres North of Chancel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% 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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