Tombchest of Joan Loll 2 Metres to North East of North Porch of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1989. Tomb.
Tombchest of Joan Loll 2 Metres to North East of North Porch of Church of St Martin
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 276 807
- Coordinates
- 50.60065, -4.43742
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Joan Loll, dating from 1723, is located 2 metres to the northeast of the north porch of the Church of St Martin in Lewannick. It commemorates Joan, the wife of George Loll and daughter of Richard Steer. The chest is made of stone rubble and features a rectangular slate lid. It is inscribed with both upper and lower case lettering that has serifs, and it is decorated with a carved hourglass, skull, and floral motif.
Local climate
Tombchest of Joan Loll 2 Metres to North East of North Porch of Church of St Martin sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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