Tombchest of John Kitto, 6 Metres to South Porch of Church of St Ivo is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. A 18th century Tombchest.
Tombchest of John Kitto, 6 Metres to South Porch of Church of St Ivo
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SX 309 671
- Coordinates
- 50.47962, -4.38433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of John Kitto, located 6 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Ivo, dates from around 1749. It was erected by John Kitto in memory of his son John, who was buried in December 1749, and his daughter Mary, who was buried in March 1737. The tombchest is made of ashlar slate stone and features a moulded slate stone lid. The lid has a recessed well and is inscribed with a dedication around the edge, along with a verse in a rectangular frame at the center, flanked by decorated panels.
Local climate
Tombchest of John Kitto, 6 Metres to South Porch of Church of St Ivo sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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