Tombchest of Thomas May Kelly Et Alia 6.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of Thomas May Kelly Et Alia 6.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.55802, -4.79452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Thomas May Kelly and others is located 6.5 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. James. It was constructed in 1856 in memory of Thomas May Kelly, who died in 1856, his wife Mary, who died in 1875, and their daughters Elizabeth, who died in 1825, and another Elizabeth, who died in 1855. The tombchest is made of Delabole slate and features a moulded base and cornice, along with high-quality panelled and carved sides.
Local climate
Tombchest of Thomas May Kelly Et Alia 6.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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