Bale Tomb About 2 Metres South West of Kempster Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. Tomb.
Bale Tomb About 2 Metres South West of Kempster Memorial
- WRENN ID
- little-tower-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 March 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 252 123
- Coordinates
- 51.80958, -1.63448
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a bale tomb located about 2 meters southwest of the Kempster Memorial. It dates from the late 17th century to the early 18th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features high relief fruit and garland ornamentation with putti on the long sides, and scroll end panels. The spiral bale is divided into two parts, with ends that include a cartouche and peascod ornament. There is an oval panel on the west end, which is empty, while the east end panel is defaced. This is considered an excellent example of a bale tomb.
Local climate
Bale Tomb About 2 Metres South West of Kempster Memorial 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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