Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Old Church is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Tomb.

Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Old Church

WRENN ID
wild-tower-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 May 1989
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 279 245
Coordinates
51.91878, -1.5955
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of chest tombs located approximately 1.5 meters east of the Old Church, dating from the early 19th century. They are made of limestone and are rectangular in shape, featuring moulded plinths and capping, as well as square corner balusters. The tomb to the south has a plain inscription panel on the south side commemorating Joseph, who died in 1812. The tomb to the north has an inscription panel on the south side, but the text was illegible at the time of the last survey in August 1987.

Local climate

Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 1.5 Metres East of Old Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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