Higman Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Roche Wesleyan Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Chest tomb.
Higman Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Roche Wesleyan Methodist Church
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 988 602
- Coordinates
- 50.40795, -4.83232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Higman monument is a chest tomb located about 5 metres west of Roche Wesleyan Methodist Church. It dates from the 19th century and is made of granite and slate. The tomb features a granite ashlar chest on a plinth, with plain corner pilasters and a heavy moulded lid. There is a slate inscription plate set into the lid, commemorating Joseph Higman, who passed away in 1852.
Local climate
Higman Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Roche Wesleyan Methodist Church 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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