Williams Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Germanus is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Monument.
Williams Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Germanus
- WRENN ID
- little-vestry-wagtail
- 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 426 491
- Coordinates
- 50.3211, -4.212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Williams monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 6 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Germanus. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a segmental top that is scrolled at the sides and has a lined border. It includes an admonitory verse and an inscription dedicated to John Williams, who passed away in 1779.
Local climate
Williams Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Germanus sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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