Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mewan is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1988. Headstone.

Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mewan

WRENN ID
lunar-fireplace-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SW 998 518
Coordinates
50.33266, -4.81391
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a headstone located in the churchyard about 12 metres north of the north transept of the Church of St Mewan. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a nowy head with swags carved in low relief, along with good lettering and laudatory verses dedicated to Jane Nicolls, who passed away in 1793.

Local climate

Nicholls Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres North of North Transept of Church of St Mewan receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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