James Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Chest tomb.
James Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- dark-merlon-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SX 104 597
- Coordinates
- 50.40725, -4.66889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The James monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres south-east of the south aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew in Lostwithiel. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of granite with a slate top. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and lacks a plinth. On the slate inscription plate on top, there is an incised border that surrounds the inscription lettering and a central panel with verses dedicated to Henry James, who passed away in 1705.
Local climate
James Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% 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 0.2°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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