Tombchest of John Robinson 1 metres to east of north transept of Church of St Tallan is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Tombchest.
Tombchest of John Robinson 1 metres to east of north transept of Church of St Tallan
- WRENN ID
- silver-spire-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Tombchest
- Address
- Tombchest of John Robinson 1 metres to east of north transept of Church of St Tallan, PL13 2JB
- OS grid reference
- SX 228 516
- Coordinates
- 50.33795, -4.49054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of John Robinson is located 1 metre to the east of the north transept of the Church of St Tallan. It was likely created in the mid to late 18th century in memory of John Robinson of East Looe. The tombchest is made of stone rubble and features a thick slate lid. The lid has a marginal inscription in upper and lower case lettering with serifs, although the lettering is partly eroded, it is of high quality.
Local climate
Tombchest of John Robinson 1 metres to east of north transept of Church of St Tallan sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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