West Tomb at Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Erth is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Tomb.
West Tomb at Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Erth
- WRENN ID
- dark-mullion-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 549 350
- Coordinates
- 50.16454, -5.43196
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The west tomb, located approximately 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Erth, is a chest tomb with an attached headstone, dating from the 1860s. It commemorates the West family, including William West, who died in 1832 at the age of 80, and his wife Joanna. The tomb is made of dressed granite and was originally topped with iron railings. The incised limestone headstone features a quatrefoil design above a shaped cruciform head. The chest tomb is rectangular in shape and has a moulded lid over shallow sides. William West was a skilled engineer and became the son-in-law of John Harvey, playing a significant role in the family business, Harvey and Co., alongside Henry Harvey.
Local climate
West Tomb at Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Erth receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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