Tombchest of John 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Julitta is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombchest.
Tombchest of John 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Julitta
- WRENN ID
- strange-lime-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 128 912
- Coordinates
- 50.69029, -4.65042
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of John, located 5 meters south of the southwest corner of the south porch of the Church of St Julitta, dates from around 1775. It is constructed from slate stone rubble and features a rectangular slate lid. The inscription is carved in upper and lower case lettering with serifs, although it is partly eroded.
Local climate
Tombchest of John 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of South Porch of Church of St Julitta 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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