War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Nonna's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2008. War memorial.
War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Nonna's Church
- WRENN ID
- pitched-remnant-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Nonna's Church, Shute Hill, Pelynt
- OS grid reference
- SX 203 550
- Coordinates
- 50.36778, -4.52806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in the churchyard of St Nonna's Church is a stone cross erected around 1920 to honor the fourteen men from the village of Pelynt who died in World War I. It features a rough-hewn granite stone cross and shaft set on a rectangular plinth. The cross head is designed in the style of a Celtic cross, adorned with interlace patterns. On the east side of the shaft, there is a carved wreath in relief. The inscriptions on the east face of the shaft and the plinth are in black painted lettering, stating: "LEST/ WE/ FORGET/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THESE MEN OF PELYNT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)". The south face includes the inscription "AND/ OTHER/ CONFLICTS" on the shaft and "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY (NAMES)" on the plinth.
The memorial was dedicated on 29th June 1920 by Rev. Canon Grigson, the village vicar, who had lost three of his seven sons in the war, including the writer Geoffrey Grigson. In September 2007, an additional inscription was added on the south face to commemorate three men who died in World War II. This memorial serves as a poignant reminder of the impact of war on the local community and holds significant historical and cultural value, especially in relation to the adjacent Grade I listed church.
Local climate
War Memorial in the Churchyard of St Nonna's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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