Nicholson Monument Approximately 3.5 Metres to South of St Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. Monument.
Nicholson Monument Approximately 3.5 Metres to South of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- tilted-tracery-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1991
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NY 487 263
- Coordinates
- 54.62974, -2.79519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nicholson Monument, located approximately 3.5 metres south of St Michael's Church, is a headstone dating from 1775. It is made of ashlar and is partially buried. The stone features simple moulding on the panel, while the head is adorned with a swan-necked open pediment that includes a shell and scrolly foliage. The inscription on the monument commemorates John Nicholson.
Local climate
Nicholson Monument Approximately 3.5 Metres to South of St Michael's Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% 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 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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