Chest Tomb to John Tilly at Approx 3m North of Church of Saint Piran is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to John Tilly at Approx 3m North of Church of Saint Piran
- WRENN ID
- dusk-tower-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 779 389
- Coordinates
- 50.20868, -5.11382
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 3 meters north of the Church of Saint Piran, was erected in 1813 in memory of John Tilly, who died at the age of 68. It is made of white limestone and has a square plan. The tomb features a plinth with a moulded top, panelled sides, and a lid with splayed corners topped by an urn. Each side of the tomb has a tall panel with concave corners, positioned between reeded corner pilasters. There is a moulded cornice beneath the lid, and the east side displays an incised inscription in bold lettering.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to John Tilly at Approx 3m North of Church of Saint Piran receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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