Group of 3 Bale Tombs Close to North West of William Matthews Table Tomb is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Tomb.
Group of 3 Bale Tombs Close to North West of William Matthews Table Tomb
- WRENN ID
- tall-stone-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of 3 Bale Tombs Close to North West of William Matthews Table Tomb, High Street, Bourton-On-The-Water
- OS grid reference
- SP 167 208
- Coordinates
- 51.88617, -1.75842
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three bale tombs located to the north-west of the William Matthews table tomb, dating from the 17th century. The tombs are made of stone and feature bale cresting. The southernmost tomb, dating from around 1700, is ornate with quarter baluster corners and has putti at the corners of a scrolled panel, while the north end displays a female bust wearing a lace cap. The other two tombs are a pair that includes leaf panels and a central armorial panel on the northern tomb.
Local climate
Group of 3 Bale Tombs Close to North West of William Matthews Table Tomb receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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