Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres, 12 Metres and 10 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1988. Tomb.
Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres, 12 Metres and 10 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rough-gutter-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 355 092
- Coordinates
- 51.78095, -1.4854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of six chest tombs is located approximately 15, 12, and 10 metres north of the north transept of the Church of St. Mary. The tombs include one dated 1803, made of limestone, which is plain with a raised plinth and moulded cornice. Another tomb, located about 12 metres north, dates from the mid-18th century and is also made of limestone, featuring a plain design with a splayed cornice. This tomb commemorates Thomas Collins, who died in 1788, and another Thomas who died in 1829.
The four chest tombs situated approximately 10 metres north are from the early to mid-18th century. The mid-18th century tomb to the southwest has a cavetto-moulded plinth and cornice, along with fielded inscription panels. The early 18th century Collins tomb to the east features a deep cyma-moulded plinth and cornice. The early 18th century tomb to the southeast has raised corner pilasters, a revealed inscription panel, and moulded cornices. Lastly, the mid-18th century tomb to the northeast is adorned with winged cherub's heads and rosettes on the pilasters flanking a revealed inscription panel, along with a moulded plinth and cornice.
Local climate
Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres, 12 Metres and 10 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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