Stevens Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Meubred is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Monument.
Stevens Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Meubred
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Stevens Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Meubred, Cardinham
- OS grid reference
- SX 123 686
- Coordinates
- 50.48792, -4.64705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stevens monument is a headstone located in the churchyard, about one metre east of the chancel of the Church of St Meubred. It dates from the 18th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a nowy top with an incised border, a cherub with wings at the top, and symbols including an hourglass, a pierced heart, and crossed bones below the inscription. It commemorates John Stevens and is dated 1789.
Local climate
Stevens Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Meubred sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- 3 Stevens Headstone About 1 Metre East of East End of Church of St Peter
- 4 Sleman and Stephens Monuments in the Churchyard About 8m South of South Aisle of Church of St Peter
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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Meubred
- Gateways, Steps and Walls Along the East and North Sides of the Churchyard of Church of St Meubred
- St Mewbrid's Cottage
- Cardinham War Memorial
- Cardinham Methodist Church, Attached Sunday School and Gate Piers
- Penycumcwyke
- Treslea Cross
- Guidepost at Sx 130688
- Cardeast Farmhouse
- Guidepost at Sx 124696