2 Tombchests of Henry Burdon Et Alia and Henry and Jane Burdon 15 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombchest.
2 Tombchests of Henry Burdon Et Alia and Henry and Jane Burdon 15 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-wattle-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 130 903
- Coordinates
- 50.68246, -4.64771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two tombchests located 15 meters to the northwest of the tower of the Church of St Michael in Lesnewth. The first tombchest, built in 1783 by Gard and Sons, commemorates Henry Burdon (1783), his wife Catherine (1802), their daughter Grace (1761), and their sons Henry (1792) and William (1826), along with William's wife Christian (1852). This chest is made of slate stone rubble and features a thick slate lid, marked with the inscription 'Gard and Sons, Boscastle.'
The second tombchest, dedicated to Henry Burdon who died in 1874 and his wife Jane, is constructed of brick and topped with a slate lid. It is surrounded by wrought iron railings adorned with fleur-de-lys finials.
Local climate
2 Tombchests of Henry Burdon Et Alia and Henry and Jane Burdon 15 Metres to North West of Tower of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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