Chest Tomb at 5 Metres South of West End of Church of Saint Just is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1985. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb at 5 Metres South of West End of Church of Saint Just
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 848 356
- Coordinates
- 50.18198, -5.01528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located 5 metres south of the west end of the Church of Saint Just in St Just in Roseland. The tomb features indecipherable dates on its lid and sides, along with inscriptions dedicated to John Jennings Oxenbury, William Gly, Gent, and James Chimoe. It is made of limestone and has a rectangular shape. The design includes a plinth, engaged corner shafts, and a lid that is moulded with cavetto and torus details.
Local climate
Chest Tomb at 5 Metres South of West End of Church of Saint Just 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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