Group of three tombchests of John Grigg, Joseph Grigg and John and Catherine Grigg 1-3 metres to north of Church of St Cuby is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Tombchest.
Group of three tombchests of John Grigg, Joseph Grigg and John and Catherine Grigg 1-3 metres to north of Church of St Cuby
- WRENN ID
- inner-moulding-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- Address
- Group of three tombchests of John Grigg, Joseph Grigg and John and Catherine Grigg 1-3 metres to north of Church of St Cuby, Duloe
- OS grid reference
- SX 234 581
- Coordinates
- 50.39624, -4.4853
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three tombchests located 1 to 3 metres north of the Church of St Cuby. They commemorate Joseph Grigg, who died in 1821; his son John Grigg and his wife Catherine, who both died in 1831; and John Grigg, who died in 1843. The tombchests are made of coursed ashlar slatestone and feature moulded bases and cornices. The lids are made of unmoulded slate and display upper and lower case serif lettering. Additionally, there is a slate panel attached to the side of one chest in memory of John Grigg and his wife Christine, who were formerly of Bodbrane and died in 1842.
Local climate
Group of three tombchests of John Grigg, Joseph Grigg and John and Catherine Grigg 1-3 metres to north of Church of St Cuby 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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