Thomas Chest Tomb at Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Thomas Chest Tomb at Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Paul
- WRENN ID
- odd-storey-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 505 330
- Coordinates
- 50.14467, -5.49332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas chest tomb, located approximately 3 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Paul, is a chest tomb from the 18th century. It commemorates James Thomas, son of James and Mary Thomas, who died in 1766 at the age of 42. The tomb is made of dressed granite and features an incised slate inset on the south side. It has a rectangular shape, with a chamfered plinth, plain ashlar sides, and a chamfered cornice leading to a square-edged lid.
Local climate
Thomas Chest Tomb at Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Paul receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% 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 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% 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 0.3°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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