Group of 5 Tombchests of Elizabeth Pearce, William Fillis Pearce, Margaret Pearce, Richard and Mary Smith and John - 4-8 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St Julitta is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. A C18 Tombchest group.

Group of 5 Tombchests of Elizabeth Pearce, William Fillis Pearce, Margaret Pearce, Richard and Mary Smith and John - 4-8 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St Julitta

WRENN ID
errant-string-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1988
Type
Tombchest group
Address
Group of 5 Tombchests of Elizabeth Pearce, William Fillis Pearce, Margaret Pearce, Richard and Mary Smith and John - 4-8 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St Julitta, Camelford
OS grid reference
SX 088 823
Coordinates
50.60916, -4.70355
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a group of five tombchests located 4 to 8 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Julitta. They date from 1759 to 1862.

The first tombchest is for Elizabeth Pearce, who died in 1798, and also commemorates Edward Pearce (1802) and Mary Pearce (1803). It is made of stone rubble with a slate lid and features inscriptions in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.

The second tombchest belongs to William Fillis Pearce of Tremeddan, Liskeard, who died in 1862, and Susanna Pearce (1888). This chest is constructed of brick with a slate lid and has a granite kerb surrounded by iron railings.

The third tombchest is for Margaret Pearce, daughter of Edward and Honour Pearce, who died in 1759, as well as Honor Pearce, wife of Edward Pearce, and Edward Pearce Gent (1810). This chest has been removed, leaving only a thick lid with a granite moulded edge and a slate ledgerstone, inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.

The fourth tombchest commemorates Richard and Mary Smith of Fenterwanson, who died in 1799 and 1803, along with their sons Richard (1780), John (1787), and Thomas (1812). This is a stone rubble chest with a slate lid, also inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.

The final tombchest is for John, who died in 1814. It is made of stone rubble with a slate lid and features an inscription in upper and lower case lettering with serifs, though part of the inscription is illegible.

Local climate

Group of 5 Tombchests of Elizabeth Pearce, William Fillis Pearce, Margaret Pearce, Richard and Mary Smith and John - 4-8 Metres to South of Porch of Church of St Julitta 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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