Group of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of St Columba is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1988. A C18 Monuments.
Group of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of St Columba
- WRENN ID
- twisted-marble-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 May 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SW 839 623
- Coordinates
- 50.42142, -5.04278
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four chest tombs, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, is located in the churchyard about 15 metres southwest of the south aisle of the Church of St Columba in St Columb Minor. The tombs are constructed from slatestone rubble, brick, and granite.
One tomb is a double-sized chest made of slatestone rubble on a slate plinth, featuring a flat granite top with a moulded edge and a slate inscription plate dedicated to William, dated 1809. Another is a brick chest topped with a slate inscription plate for John Henwood, dated 1797. A third tomb is a brick chest on a brick plinth, also with a slate inscription plate, dedicated to Francis Roberts, dated 1790. The fourth tomb is a plain granite ashlar chest with a flat granite lid that has a moulded edge. It features a slate inscription plate adorned with carved pilasters and a round arch with a cherub with wings, dedicated to John Stephens, dated 1823.
Local climate
Group of 4 Monuments in the Churchyard About 15 Metres South West of South Aisle of Church of St Columba receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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