Tombchest of John Borrough 10 Metres to East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Brueredus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Tomb.

Tombchest of John Borrough 10 Metres to East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Brueredus

WRENN ID
solemn-arch-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SX 097 773
Coordinates
50.56476, -4.68771
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tombchest of John Borrough is located 10 metres to the east of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St Brueredus in St Breward. It dates from 1696 and commemorates John Borrough of Penquite, who died that year, along with his wife Beatrice and their son John, who died in 1712. The tombchest is made of granite rubble and features a slate rectangular lid. It has a marginal inscription with a verse in the central panel, using both upper and lower case italic lettering.

Local climate

Tombchest of John Borrough 10 Metres to East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Brueredus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 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 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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