Tombchest of Rev. G. Allanson Directly to East of Chancel of Church of St Uda is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. A 18th century Tomb.
Tombchest of Rev. G. Allanson Directly to East of Chancel of Church of St Uda
- WRENN ID
- last-chamber-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Tombchest of Rev. G. Allanson Directly to East of Chancel of Church of St Uda, St. Tudy
- OS grid reference
- SX 066 763
- Coordinates
- 50.5545, -4.73121
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Rev. George Allanson, who died in 1741, is located directly to the east of the chancel of the Church of St Uda in St Tudy. This monument, erected in 1741, is made of granite ashlar with a rectangular slate lid. It was commissioned by Elizabeth, his grieving widow and the daughter of Sir Jonathan Trelawney. Elizabeth passed away in 1744.
Local climate
Tombchest of Rev. G. Allanson Directly to East of Chancel of Church of St Uda sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 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 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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