Arthur White Tomb About 20 Metres West 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. A Georgian Tomb.
Arthur White Tomb About 20 Metres West of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- slow-pedestal-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SP 252 124
- Coordinates
- 51.80984, -1.63472
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Arthur White tomb, located about 20 meters west of the Church of St John, is a chest tomb dating from 1816. It is constructed of ashlar and features panelled sides, fluted end pilasters, and a frieze with worn fluting on the caps. The tomb has a cornice and a stepped plinth leading to a hipped capping, which is characteristic of the bale tradition.
Local climate
Arthur White Tomb About 20 Metres West 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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