Pair of Chest Tombs About 7 Metres South East of Porch of St Olaf
PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS ABOUT 7 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF ST OLAF
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230018
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Chest Tombs About 7 Metres South East of Porch of St Olaf
- Statutory Address:
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS ABOUT 7 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF ST OLAF
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-05-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/02258/27
- Rights:
- © Hilary Phillips. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230018
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Chest Tombs About 7 Metres South East of Porch of St Olaf
- Statutory Address 1:
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS ABOUT 7 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF ST OLAF
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS ABOUT 7 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF ST OLAF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bude-Stratton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS2225407737
Details
SS 20 NW BUDE-STRATTON POUGHILL
5/206 Pair of chest tombs about
- 7 metres south-east of porch
of St Olaf
GV II
Pair of chest tombs. Circa late C17/early C18, early mid and late C18 slate
memorials fixed to sides of tombs probably post-date chests. Freestone ashlar and
slate. Rectangular chests on moulded plinths have slate lids and rectangular
slate memorials fixed to sides. Inscriptions on slate lids illegible.
Westernmost chest has slate memorials fixed to north and south sides commemorating
members of the Stanbury family. Memorial on north side commemorates "Mrs
Stanbury's children by Charles Rowland", Susanna and Humphry, died 1725.
Sentimental early C18 verse includes "In heaven where infants hail the almighty
King/There little Humphry and Susannah sing". Decorative border below
inscription. Fixed to the south side is a memorial commemorating John Stanbury,
buried 1757. Slate has classical architectural border carved in relief and
armorial bearing. The chest tomb to the east has a rectangular slate memorial
fixed to the north side commemorating John and William Dayman died 1740 and 1736.
On the south side of the chest is a slate commemorating John Dayman, died 1793,
inscription with verse.
Listing NGR: SS2225407737
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 64783
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 07-Jun-2026 at 23:26:08.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.