Yelland Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Gomonda is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Tomb.
Yelland Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Gomonda
- WRENN ID
- pale-flint-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 988 597
- Coordinates
- 50.40351, -4.8326
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Yelland monument is a pedestal tomb located about 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Gomonda. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of granite. The monument features a square pedestal with engaged octagonal shafts at each corner, which have moulded caps and bases. There are inscription panels on the front and each side, each topped with a gable that has a small trefoil at the apex. The rear also has a gable with a trefoil recess. The monument is topped with a spire and a finial that has a moline cross carved on all sides. The inscription, in Gothic lettering, commemorates Richard Yelland and is dated 1851.
Local climate
Yelland Monument in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Gomonda 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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