Pole Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. A C19 Monument.
Pole Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- noble-jamb-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SX 370 550
- Coordinates
- 50.37297, -4.29356
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pole Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 8 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features splayed sides and corner pilasters on a plinth, with paired inscription panels on the north and south sides. It commemorates John Pole, who died in 1838, along with other members of the family.
Local climate
Pole Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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