Thomas Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres North of North Trancept 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. Monument.
Thomas Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres North of North Trancept of Church of St Mewan
- WRENN ID
- dim-buttress-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SW 998 518
- Coordinates
- 50.33264, -4.81381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas monument is a chest tomb located about 9 metres north of the north transept of the Church of St Mewan. It dates from the 18th century and is made of granite rubble and slate. The tomb has a plain rectangular shape and features a slate inscription plate on top. The lettering is well-executed and includes flowers carved at the top of the headstone, along with valedictory verses. The monument commemorates Charles Thomas, who passed away in 1794.
Local climate
Thomas Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres North of North Trancept 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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