Headstone of Mary, Daniel and John Hick and Tombchest of Elizabeth Hick 9 Metres to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Monument.
Headstone of Mary, Daniel and John Hick and Tombchest of Elizabeth Hick 9 Metres to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda
- WRENN ID
- pitched-keystone-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SW 964 770
- Coordinates
- 50.55786, -4.87444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Mary, Daniel, and John Hick, along with the tombchest of Elizabeth Hick, is located 9 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Menefreda. This headstone and tombchest date from the late 18th century and 1791. The headstone commemorates Mary, Daniel, and John, who were the children of Thomas and Mary Hick, as well as Mary Hick, who passed away in 1806. It is made of slate and features a segmental arched top, with inscriptions in upper and lower case lettering that includes serifs. The adjoining tombchest is dedicated to Elizabeth, the wife of William Hick, who died in 1791, along with other family members. This chest is constructed from slate rubble and has a slate lid, also inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Headstone of Mary, Daniel and John Hick and Tombchest of Elizabeth Hick 9 Metres to South East of South East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Menefreda sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% 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 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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