Tombchest Philippa Grose 2 Metres to South West of East Gate of Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. A Georgian Tombchest.
Tombchest Philippa Grose 2 Metres to South West of East Gate of Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- small-glass-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.55819, -4.79416
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest, located 2 meters southwest of the east gate of the churchyard, was erected in 1773 in memory of Philippa Grose, who died that same year, and Jenepher Grose, who died in 1783. It is made of slate stone and features a slate lid. The inscription on the tombchest is presented in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Tombchest Philippa Grose 2 Metres to South West of East Gate of Churchyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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