2 Tombchests of Thomas Pearse Et Alia and Thomas Pearse 18 Metres to North of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombchest.
2 Tombchests of Thomas Pearse Et Alia and Thomas Pearse 18 Metres to North of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- cold-portal-onyx
- 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 130 903
- Coordinates
- 50.68246, -4.64735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two tombchests located 18 meters north of the Church of St Michael in Lesnewth. The first tombchest dates from 1715 and commemorates Thomas Pearse of Holwell, who died in that year, as well as his wife Mary, the daughter of Degory Bettenson of Griles, who died in 1693. It also honors their son Richard, who died in 1720, and their daughter Joan, who died in 1740. This chest is made of slate stone rubble and features a slate lid, with inscriptions in fine quality upper and lower case lettering.
The second tombchest belongs to Thomas Pearse of Holwill in Davidstow, a gentleman who died in 1789. This inscription also commemorates Mary Pearse, who died in 1753, and Hender Pearse, who died in 1762, both of whom are buried nearby. Like the first, this chest is constructed from slate stone rubble and has a slate lid.
Local climate
2 Tombchests of Thomas Pearse Et Alia and Thomas Pearse 18 Metres to North of Church of St Michael 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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