Headstone and Tomb Chest of Joan Kendell and John Blake 20 Metres to North of North of North Porch 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. Headstone, tomb chest.
Headstone and Tomb Chest of Joan Kendell and John Blake 20 Metres to North of North of North Porch of Church of St Breock
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1988
- Type
- Headstone, tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SW 977 717
- Coordinates
- 50.51048, -4.85434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone and tomb chest of Joan Kendell and John Blake are located 20 meters north of the north porch of the Church of St Breock. The headstone, dated 1802, commemorates Joan, the wife of Thomas Kendell, who died in that year, as well as her mother-in-law Mary, who also passed away in 1802. It is a rectangular slate headstone featuring inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs. The tomb chest, dating from 1721, is dedicated to John Blake, who died in 1721, and his son John, who died in 1720. This chest is made of stone rubble and has a rectangular slate lid, with a marginal inscription also in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone and Tomb Chest of Joan Kendell and John Blake 20 Metres to North of North of North Porch 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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