Tombchest of John Foot 1 Metre to West of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Tomb.
Tombchest of John Foot 1 Metre to West of South Porch
- WRENN ID
- blind-corner-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 329 726
- Coordinates
- 50.5294, -4.35839
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tombchest from 1743, dedicated to John Foot of Treven, located 1 metre to the west of the south porch. It features a moulded granite base and lid, with walls made of ashlar stone arranged in alternate rows on edge. The slate lid is well carved, displaying a dedication around the end and a verse in the central panel.
Local climate
Tombchest of John Foot 1 Metre to West of South Porch 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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