Davies Tomb at Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Erth is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Tomb.
Davies Tomb at Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Erth
- WRENN ID
- weathered-balcony-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 549 350
- Coordinates
- 50.16451, -5.43197
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Davies tomb, located approximately 1 metre east of the chancel of the Church of St Erth, is a chest tomb from the 17th century. It commemorates William Davies, who died on 28th February 1690 at the age of 54. The tomb is made of granite ashlar and features a moulded granite lid with an incised slate insert. It has a rectangular shape, and the lid is adorned with an incised coat of arms at its head.
Local climate
Davies Tomb at Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Erth receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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