Borlase Chest with 2 Crosses at Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of St Sennar is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.

Borlase Chest with 2 Crosses at Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of St Sennar

WRENN ID
pitched-span-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SW 454 385
Coordinates
50.19198, -5.56743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb located approximately 12 meters north of the Church of St Sennar in Zennor. It features a chest with a cross set over each end, dating from the medieval period, while the chest itself is from the late 19th century. The tomb commemorates William Borlase, Vicar of Zennor, who died in 1888, along with several family members: MB, who died in 1850; ABM, who died in 1861; MJB, who died in 1862; AMB, who died in 1867; and Admiral John Borlase, CB, who died in 1895. The tomb is made of granite and includes inset lead letters. It has a rectangular shape, and the granite crosses are wheel-headed monoliths. The east cross features a crucifixion figure on both faces, while the west cross displays a crucifixion on its east face and a cross patee on its west face, both with relief carving. The Borlase family is notable for their connection to William Borlase, a distinguished antiquarian from the 18th century.

Local climate

Borlase Chest with 2 Crosses at Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of St Sennar sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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