Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Columba is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1988. Monument.
Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Columba
- WRENN ID
- low-courtyard-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 May 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SW 839 623
- Coordinates
- 50.42153, -5.04275
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nicholls Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Columba in St Columb Minor. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of granite ashlar and slate. The tomb is rectangular and sits on a chamfered plinth, featuring a flat top with a moulded edge and a deep hollow moulding. There is a slate inscription plate on top, dedicated to James Nicholls, dated 1854.
Local climate
Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Columba receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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