Tombchest of Elizabeth Ra About 7 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Brueredus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of Elizabeth Ra About 7 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Brueredus
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 097 773
- Coordinates
- 50.56489, -4.68831
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest, dating from around the mid-18th century, is located approximately 7 metres northwest of the west tower of the Church of St Brueredus in St Breward. It commemorates Elizabeth, the widow of John Ra. The tombchest is made of ashlar granite and features a rectangular slate ledgerstone set into the lid, which bears an inscription in both upper and lower case lettering.
Local climate
Tombchest of Elizabeth Ra About 7 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Brueredus 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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- 4 Tomb Chest of Elizabeth Warne 20 Metres to North of Nave of Church of St Breock
- 5 Pair of Tomb Chest of H Werry and M and L Werry 30 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Breock
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