Cornwell Monument About 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1987. Chest tomb.
Cornwell Monument About 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- gilded-beam-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 383 355
- Coordinates
- 52.00161, 0.01328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cornwell Monument, located about 10 meters south of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, is a chest tomb commemorating W. Cornwell, who died in 1832, and his wife, who died in 1827. The monument is constructed of ashlar and features a moulded plinth and capping. It has clustered shafts at the corners and raised fielded panelled sides with inscriptions on the longer sides. The capping includes a raised and separately moulded ridge.
Local climate
Cornwell Monument About 10 Metres South of Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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