Churchyard Walls, Gate and Gateways to North, North West, North East and South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1972. A C18 Churchyard walls.

Churchyard Walls, Gate and Gateways to North, North West, North East and South West of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
western-plinth-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1972
Type
Churchyard walls
Address
Churchyard Walls, Gate and Gateways to North, North West, North East and South West of Church of St Michael, Church Street, Helston
OS grid reference
SW 657 277
Coordinates
50.10373, -5.27727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard walls, gate, and gateways surrounding the Church of St Michael in Helston date from the 18th century and are possibly contemporary with the church built in 1763 by Thomas Edwards. Constructed from killas rubble with granite dressings, the walls feature hog-back copings and enclose an irregular rectangular area. The gateway at the southwest corner includes a flight of seven steps flanked by granite benches and has a wrought-iron balustrade on the right with a ramped handrail. The gateways to the northwest and northeast also have steps and side ledges, while the northern gateway features a pair of wrought-iron gates topped with cast-iron finials.

Local climate

Churchyard Walls, Gate and Gateways to North, North West, North East and South West of Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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