Group of seven tombchests approximately 4 metres to east and north east of chancel of Church of St Gregory is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Tombchests.

Group of seven tombchests approximately 4 metres to east and north east of chancel of Church of St Gregory

WRENN ID
odd-jamb-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1989
Type
Tombchests
OS grid reference
SX 207 881
Coordinates
50.66506, -4.5371
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of seven tombchests located approximately 4 metres to the east and northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Gregory. The tombchests date from 1673, 1658, 1700, 1795, 1810, and 1801.

One tombchest commemorates Julielmus Seymons, who died in 1673. It is made of stone rubble and features a rectangular slate lid with a Latin inscription in italic lettering and heraldic arms. Another tombchest belongs to Christian, the wife of William Symons, who died in 1658, and their son John, who died in 1659. This chest is also made of stone rubble with a rectangular slate lid, displaying an inscription in italic lettering framed by an aedicular surround, topped with an angel's head, and features fine quality lettering.

A tombchest for John Anstis, who died in 1790, is constructed of stone rubble with a moulded cornice and a slate rectangular lid, showcasing good quality upper and lower case lettering with serifs. Another tombchest belongs to John Spettigue, Gent, who died in 1795, made of stone rubble with a moulded cornice and a slate rectangular lid, inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs and in script.

The tombchest of Ambrose Braddon, who died in 1810, is also made of stone rubble with a rectangular slate lid, featuring an inscription and text from Luke 18:16. Lastly, the tombchest of Margaret Braddon, who died in 1801, is made of stone rubble with a rectangular slate lid and is signed by E Jenkin of Tremain.

Local climate

Group of seven tombchests approximately 4 metres to east and north east of chancel of Church of St Gregory sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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