Tomb Chest of Rickard Family 15 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Breock is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest of Rickard Family 15 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Breock
- WRENN ID
- moated-cellar-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SW 976 717
- Coordinates
- 50.51047, -4.85477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb chest of the Rickard family, located 15 metres to the northwest of the west tower of the Church of St Breock, was constructed in 1844. It commemorates members of the Rickard family, including Jessie, daughter of James and Myra Rickard, who died in 1844, as well as James Rowell Rickard (1883) and his wife Myra (1887). The tomb chest is made of slate and is rectangular in shape, resting on a granite plinth. Its corners feature moulded engaged vase-shaped balusters, and both the cornice and base are also moulded.
Local climate
Tomb Chest of Rickard Family 15 Metres to North West of West Tower of Church of St Breock sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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