Tyacke Chest Tomb at Approximately 10 Metres North East of Church of Saint Germoe is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Chest tomb.

Tyacke Chest Tomb at Approximately 10 Metres North East of Church of Saint Germoe

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1987
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SW 585 294
Coordinates
50.1157, -5.37871
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tyacke chest tomb, located approximately 10 metres northeast of the Church of Saint Germoe, dates from 1719. It is constructed from granite ashlar and features an inscribed slate insert on the lid. The tomb is rectangular in shape, with a plinth that projects at the front (south) and a square-edged lid that also projects at the front. The border of the lid is secured with iron staples. The tomb bears an incised inscription commemorating Samuel Tyacke, who died on 12th February 1719 at the age of 12.

Local climate

Tyacke Chest Tomb at Approximately 10 Metres North East of Church of Saint Germoe 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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