Chest Tomb 3m North of Church of Wenappa is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1986. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb 3m North of Church of Wenappa

WRENN ID
upper-pewter-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Camborne and Redruth MP: Perran Moon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1986
Type
Chest tomb
Address
Chest Tomb 3m North of Church of Wenappa, Churchtown, Gwennap
OS grid reference
SW 738 401
Coordinates
50.21774, -5.17105
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located 3 meters north of the Church of Gwenapp, dates from the late 18th century and was remodeled in the early 19th century. It is made of dressed granite and has a rectangular shape oriented from north to south. The tomb features a plinth with torus and cavetto moulding beneath a sloping lid, which has a raised panel on each side. The north side panel displays raised lettering that reads "TABB, 1832." The 18th-century lid is adorned with an ovolo cornice and includes an incised inscription that commemorates William Tabb (1777-1832), Henry Tabb (1815-1836), and Mary Tabb (1779-1837).

Local climate

Chest Tomb 3m North of Church of Wenappa receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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  1. Church of Saint Wenappa Grade I 13 m
  2. Chest Tomb 2m North of North West Corner of Church of St Wenappa Grade II 14 m
  3. Group of 3 Chest Tombs at About 15m North of West End of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 17 m
  4. 6 Chest Tombs 3m West of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 20 m
  5. Chest Tomb to Francis Family 2m South of West End of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 22 m
  6. Chest Tomb at About 27m North of Middle of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 23 m
  7. Headstone at About 4m South of Turret of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 24 m
  8. Headstone at About 4m South of Middle of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 25 m
  9. 5 Chest Tombs from 3m South East of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 26 m
  10. Chest Tomb to Alford Family at About 15m South of Church of Saint Wenappa Grade II 34 m