Chest Tomb to John Stevens Circa 7 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to John Stevens Circa 7 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- hollow-loft-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 254 047
- Coordinates
- 51.74062, -1.63282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dated 1762, is located approximately 7 meters southeast of the south porch of the Church of St. George. It commemorates John and Elizabeth Stevens and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded base and a cornice lid, along with moulded panels and pilasters. The south panel is adorned with a carved winged cherub head.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to John Stevens Circa 7 Metres South East of South Porch of Church of St George 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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