Drew Tomb Approximately 30 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1994. Tomb.
Drew Tomb Approximately 30 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- old-merlon-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1994
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 657 277
- Coordinates
- 50.10368, -5.27703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Drew tomb, located approximately 30 metres north of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Helston, is a chest tomb dating from 1833. It commemorates Samuel Drew, who died at the age of 68. The tomb is constructed of granite ashlar and features a moulded incised slate lid. It has a rectangular shape and includes the name "SAMUEL DREW A.M." in relief on a granite panel on the south side.
Local climate
Drew Tomb Approximately 30 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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