This cache is placed with the kind permission of Environment
Services, Cornwall Council.
Thanckes Park in Torpoint was once the grounds of Thanckes
House, formerly the home of the Graves family. Thanckes House was
built by Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves (1680 to 1775), whose son
Thomas (1725 to 1802), also an Admiral, became
Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1761.
“Thomas Jnr” became the first Baron Graves in 1794.
The original Thanckes House was demolished and rebuilt in 1871
and the new house moved stone-by-stone to the nearby village of
Portwrinkle to reopen in 1911 as the Whitsand Bay Hotel. The
council acquired the grounds in 1952 and it has been managed as a
park ever since. The local bowling club and the newly opened (26
Sept 2009) Benodet Friendship Garden now occupy the site of the old
manor house and cherry orchard.
GZ is adjacent to a path that follows the shore-line of Thanckes
Lake (which is a mud-flat when the tide’s out). It is a
popular access route to the park by local dog-walkers, so some
stealth is required and a lookout might help.
Due to the original cache being muggled, I've replaced it with a
200 ml, camouflaged, cylindrical specimen container, which held a
home-bound logbook, pencil, and stash card when placed.
The old container was a half-litre Lock
& Lock box that originally contained a logbook, pencil,
sharpener, stash card, and some trinkets for swaps.