2 Chest Tombs to Hall Family, in Churchyard of St Peter, 5 Metres to South of South Transept is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Monument.
2 Chest Tombs to Hall Family, in Churchyard of St Peter, 5 Metres to South of South Transept
- WRENN ID
- ghost-terrace-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 273 045
- Coordinates
- 51.73932, -1.60471
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs belonging to the Hall family located in the churchyard of St. Peter, five meters south of the south transept. Both tombs are made of limestone.
The first tomb is dedicated to James Hall, who died in 1755, and Richard Hall, who died in 1785. It features a moulded base, a cornice lid, and a moulded top. The inscription panel on the north side is surrounded by carved foliage and flanked by pilasters with carved foliage scrolls and cherub heads. The south side has a moulded inscription panel with moulded pilasters and moulded end panels.
The second tomb is for James Hall, with a death date of 176(?). It also has a moulded base, a cornice lid, and a moulded top. The inscription panel on the south side includes a shaped cartouche with a foliage scroll border, two winged cherub heads, and asymmetrical foliage pilasters of different styles. There is a similar inscription cartouche on the west end, while the north side has a worn inscription slab with triple-fluted pilasters and a moulded east panel.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs to Hall Family, in Churchyard of St Peter, 5 Metres to South of South Transept receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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