2 Tombchests of Reverend James Read Et Alia and James Read 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Tombchest.
2 Tombchests of Reverend James Read Et Alia and James Read 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- dusted-baluster-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.55826, -4.79434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a pair of tombchests located 1 metre to the east of the chancel of the Church of St. James in St Kew. The tombchest to the south commemorates Reverend James Read, A.M., who served as vicar and died in 1760, along with his wife Jane, who died in 1752, and their children Thomas and Judith, who also died in 1752. This tombchest is made of ashlar stone and features a granite cornice and a slate lid. The tombchest to the north is dedicated to James Read, M.D., of Tremeare in the parish of St Tudy, who died in 1800. This chest is constructed of brick and also has a slate lid.
Local climate
2 Tombchests of Reverend James Read Et Alia and James Read 1 Metre to East of Chancel of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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