Tombchest of Sarah Flood, 20 Metres to East of North Aisle of Church of St David is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of Sarah Flood, 20 Metres to East of North Aisle of Church of St David
- WRENN ID
- silent-rood-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 151 872
- Coordinates
- 50.65575, -4.61674
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Sarah Flood, located 20 metres to the east of the north aisle of the Church of St David, was constructed in 1879 in memory of Sarah Flood, who passed away that same year. It is made of slate and features baluster corners, along with a moulded lid and base. The sides of the chest are adorned with carved corner spandrels.
Local climate
Tombchest of Sarah Flood, 20 Metres to East of North Aisle of Church of St David 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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