Rickard Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1987. Headstone.
Rickard Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- graven-loft-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 436 692
- Coordinates
- 50.50232, -4.20617
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rickard monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 12 metres north of the north aisle of the Church of St Andrew in Calstock. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The monument features a segmental head adorned with finely carved naturalistic flowers and leaves. There is an oval inscription panel that includes scrolled decoration, commemorating Martin Rickard, who passed away in 1792.
Local climate
Rickard Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of Church of St Andrew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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