Tombchest of George Hawkinge 0.5 Metres Directly South of South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest of George Hawkinge 0.5 Metres Directly South of South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- fading-banister-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 329 726
- Coordinates
- 50.52942, -4.35817
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tombchest from 1636, dedicated to the memory of George Hawkinge. It features a low base made of stone rubble and a finely carved stone lid. The lid has an inscription in the central panel, surrounded by floral trails along the edge. The tombchest is located 0.5 meters directly south of the south aisle.
Local climate
Tombchest of George Hawkinge 0.5 Metres Directly South of South Aisle sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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