2 Chest Tombs at Approx 10m South West of Church of Saint Mylor is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Tomb.

2 Chest Tombs at Approx 10m South West of Church of Saint Mylor

WRENN ID
knotted-roof-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SW 820 352
Coordinates
50.17687, -5.05447
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two chest tombs located approximately 10 meters southwest of the Church of Saint Mylor. These tombs date from the early 19th century, with one featuring an addition from 1850. They are made of granite ashlar on the sides and have inscribed freestone lids. Both tombs are rectangular in shape.

One tomb is relatively simple and consists of two tiers, each with its own lid; the lower part may date back to the 18th century. It has a moulded cornice on the lid and an indecipherable incised inscription, but the east end features the initials A.C.C. and the date 1816.

The second tomb has an eroded lid that is possibly from the 18th century and is topped by a tall chest designed in a classical style. This chest has a chamfered plinth and base, with fielded dado panels that have concave corners. It also features tall panels with an incised key pattern and corner pilasters that support a pedimented cornice topped with an inverted cup lid finial. The east side of this chest has an incised inscription dedicated to Thomas Gillet Esq., who died in 1850 at the age of 87.

Local climate

2 Chest Tombs at Approx 10m South West of Church of Saint Mylor receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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