Hawkins tombs approximately 1 metre east of south aisle 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. A Georgian Tomb.
Hawkins tombs approximately 1 metre east of south aisle of Church of St Erth
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-soffit-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SW 549 350
- Coordinates
- 50.16448, -5.43198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hawkins tombs are located approximately 1 metre east of the south aisle of the Church of St Erth. This site features a vault built into the bank of the churchyard, topped by two chest tombs. The 18th-century vault belongs to the Hawkins family of Tredrea, while the late 19th-century chest tomb is for the Hawkins family of Trewinnard. The vault is constructed of granite ashlar with a moulded granite border, the sarcophagus is made of limestone, and the chest tomb is also granite ashlar with a moulded granite lid.
The vault is rectangular in shape, with only the west (entrance) side and the south side visible, as the rest is concealed under a bank of earth. The sarcophagus and chest tomb are positioned over the vault at either end, both being rectangular with their long axes oriented west-east. The casket-shaped sarcophagus rests on four square moulded feet above a moulded plinth, topped with an urn on a pyramidal lid. The chest tomb features relief inscriptions on its sides.
Local climate
Hawkins tombs approximately 1 metre east of south aisle 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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