Group of 5 Monuments to the Lawer Family in the Churchyard About One Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Cubert is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1988. Monuments.
Group of 5 Monuments to the Lawer Family in the Churchyard About One Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Cubert
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SW 785 577
- Coordinates
- 50.37789, -5.11537
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs located about one metre south of the south aisle of the Church of St Cubert, dating from the early to mid 19th century. They are constructed from granite ashlar and brick, featuring slate inscription tablets.
The tomb for William Lawer, circa 1850, has an ashlar chest on a moulded plinth, a flat top with a moulded edge, and a rebated slate inscription tablet with valedictory verses. The tomb for Edward Lawer, from 1837, also features an ashlar chest on a moulded plinth, with a similar flat top and rebated slate inscription tablet.
The tomb for Simon Lawer, dated 1814, is a plain brick chest topped with a slate inscription tablet that has good lettering and valedictory verses with scrolly decoration. Another tomb for Simon Lawer, from 1809, is a plain brick chest with a granite lid that has a moulded edge, topped with a rebated slate inscription tablet featuring good lettering by W. Cock of St Enoder.
Lastly, the tomb for William Lawer, dated 1805, is a plain brick chest with a slate inscription tablet laid on top, adorned with carved fans at the corners and featuring good lettering with admonitory verses, also signed by W. Cock, sculptor.
Local climate
Group of 5 Monuments to the Lawer Family in the Churchyard About One Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Cubert receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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