Tombchest 3 1/2 Metres South of South Porch of Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest 3 1/2 Metres South of South Porch of Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- steep-facade-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 358 696
- Coordinates
- 50.50338, -4.31588
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tombchest is located approximately 3.5 meters south of the south porch of the parish church in Callington. It dates from the late 17th century and features a later slate ledger stone added in 1844, commemorating Mary Ann, the daughter of John Kinsman and the widow of Robert Mules. The tombchest is constructed from granite ashlar blocks and has a moulded lid.
Local climate
Tombchest 3 1/2 Metres South of South Porch of Parish Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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