Richard Monument in the Churchyard About 17 Metres North East of Chancel 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.
Richard Monument in the Churchyard About 17 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Mewan
- WRENN ID
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- 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
- 50.33263, -4.81358
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard monument is an early 19th-century chest tomb located about 17 metres northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mewan. It is made of limestone and features a plain rectangular shape with reeded pilasters at each corner. The tomb has a flat top with a moulded edge, and there is an inscription carved on the top dedicated to Elizabeth Richard, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
Richard Monument in the Churchyard About 17 Metres North East of Chancel 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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