2 Tombchests of William Gardell and John Marten 1-3.5 Metres to South of Nave to West 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.
2 Tombchests of William Gardell and John Marten 1-3.5 Metres to South of Nave to West of South Porch of Church of St Julitta
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- Address
- 2 Tombchests of William Gardell and John Marten 1-3.5 Metres to South of Nave to West of South Porch of Church of St Julitta, St. Juliot
- OS grid reference
- SX 128 912
- Coordinates
- 50.69041, -4.65041
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two tombchests located 1 to 3.5 meters south of the nave and to the west of the south porch of the Church of St Julitta. The first tombchest belongs to John Marten, who died in 1657. It is made of slate stone rubble and has a rectangular slate lid that is broken into two parts. The chest features a marginal inscription and a verse in the central panel, both rendered in Gothic lettering, along with an inscribed floral pattern. This tombchest is signed by C. Luxon, dated October 1760.
The second tombchest is for William Gardell of Lower St Columb, who died at Trevill in 1821. This chest is made of stone and also has a rectangular slate lid. It includes an inscription in upper and lower case lettering with serifs, which reads: "This humble grave tho' no proud structure grace, Yet truth and goodness sanctify the place: Yet blameless virtue, that adorned thy bloom, Lamented youth now weeps upon thy tomb."
Local climate
2 Tombchests of William Gardell and John Marten 1-3.5 Metres to South of Nave to West 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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