Tombchest of Walter Holkyn 10 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1989. Tombchest.
Tombchest of Walter Holkyn 10 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- little-pedestal-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1989
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 275 807
- Coordinates
- 50.60051, -4.43779
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Walter Holkyn, located 10 metres to the northwest of the west tower of the Church of St Martin, dates from 1711 and commemorates Walter Holkyn, a yeoman who died that same year. It is constructed from stone rubble and is partly collapsed. The rectangular slate lid features both upper and lower case lettering with serifs and script. Surrounding the central panel is a marginal inscription accompanied by an intricately carved band in shallow relief. Although the lid has broken into two pieces, it remains complete.
Local climate
Tombchest of Walter Holkyn 10 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Martin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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