Penneek Chest Tombs at Approximately 2 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Hilary is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. A C18 Chest tombs.
Penneek Chest Tombs at Approximately 2 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Hilary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SW 550 313
- Coordinates
- 50.1311, -5.42865
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Penneek chest tombs, located approximately 2 meters east of the north aisle of the Church of Saint Hilary, date from the 18th century. They are made of granite ashlar and feature incised elvan lids. Both tombs are rectangular in shape and have chamfered plinths and chamfered lid cornices. The north chest is dedicated to John Penneek, Vicar of the parish, who died in the 17th century. The south chest commemorates John Penneek of Tregenn, who died in 1710 at the age of 78.
Local climate
Penneek Chest Tombs at Approximately 2 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Hilary receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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