Edward Chest Tomb at Approximately 5 Metres North of West End of Church of St Maddern is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Edward Chest Tomb at Approximately 5 Metres North of West End of Church of St Maddern
- WRENN ID
- worn-oriel-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 453 318
- Coordinates
- 50.13175, -5.56496
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edward chest tomb, located approximately 5 metres north of the west end of the Church of St Maddern, is a Grade II listed structure from the early 19th century. It commemorates Richard Edward, who died in 1812 at the age of 57. The tomb is made of dressed granite and features an incised slate inset on the lid. It has a rectangular plan and is designed as a large chest with plain ashlar sides. The top slopes up to a smaller roll-moulded base, leading to a square-edged lid.
Local climate
Edward Chest Tomb at Approximately 5 Metres North of West End of Church of St Maddern sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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