Chest Tomb to Thomas Peter at Approx 23m South West of Church of Saint Mylor is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. A 17th century Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Thomas Peter at Approx 23m South West of Church of Saint Mylor
- WRENN ID
- muffled-portal-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Period
- 17th century
- OS grid reference
- SW 819 352
- Coordinates
- 50.17679, -5.05462
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1654, is dedicated to Thomas Peter and is located approximately 23 meters southwest of the Church of Saint Mylor. It features dressed granite monolith sides with chamfered tops and a square-edged inscribed granite lid. The tomb is rectangular in shape. The lid displays an achievement at the head and a simple incised inscription that reads: "THOMAS PETER PREACHER OF MYLOR ABOVE 20 YE 57 YEARE OF HIS AGE IN YE YEARE 1654." This tomb is noted as the earliest monument found in the churchyard.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Thomas Peter at Approx 23m South West of Church of Saint Mylor receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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