Group of 3 Tombchests of George Wilce, John Soper and John Soper, 8-10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Tombchest.
Group of 3 Tombchests of George Wilce, John Soper and John Soper, 8-10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Tombchest
- Address
- Group of 3 Tombchests of George Wilce, John Soper and John Soper, 8-10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James, St. Kew
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.558, -4.79445
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three tombchests located 8 to 10 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. James. The tombchests commemorate George Wilce, who died in 1804, and his wife Catherine, who died in 1785. The first chest is made of ashlar stone and has a slate lid. The second tombchest honors John Soper, who died in 1772, and is constructed of brick with a slate lid. The third tombchest is for John Soper, who died in 1778, and his son John, who died in 1777. This chest is made of ashlar stone and features a moulded cornice, a slate lid with an inscription, an angel's head, and a verse.
Local climate
Group of 3 Tombchests of George Wilce, John Soper and John Soper, 8-10 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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