Tombchest of William and Ann Symons 60 Metres to East of Church of St Materiana is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of William and Ann Symons 60 Metres to East of Church of St Materiana
- WRENN ID
- third-cornice-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 051 884
- Coordinates
- 50.66292, -4.75856
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of William and Ann Symons, located 60 metres east of the Church of St Materiana, dates from 1808. It commemorates William Symons, who died in 1808, and his wife Ann, who passed away in 1794. The chest is made of slate stone rubble and features a rectangular slate lid. It is inscribed with two angel's heads and includes an inscription in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Tombchest of William and Ann Symons 60 Metres to East of Church of St Materiana sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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