Stephen, Dunstan, Harvey, Bentley and 2 Other Tombs Near South East Corner of Church of St Budock is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Tomb.
Stephen, Dunstan, Harvey, Bentley and 2 Other Tombs Near South East Corner of Church of St Budock
- WRENN ID
- quiet-groin-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 786 323
- Coordinates
- 50.15015, -5.10002
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are five chest tombs located near the south-east corner of the Church of St Budock, dating from the 18th century and early 19th century. One tomb features an undecipherable limestone slab on a brick base, while the other four have slate lids on brick bases, and one has a granite lid on a brick base. All the tombs are rectangular in shape. The easternmost chest is dedicated to John Stephen, who died in 173- at the age of 76. The middle tomb belongs to Jane, the wife of Charles Bentley, who died in 1809 at the age of 25, and was made by Oliver and Sons. The tomb immediately south of the Bentley tomb is for Thomas Dunstan, who died in 1795 at the age of 44, along with others. The tomb immediately north of the Bentley tomb is for Benjamin Harvey, who died in 1763 at the age of 46. The final chest has an inscription that cannot be deciphered.
Local climate
Stephen, Dunstan, Harvey, Bentley and 2 Other Tombs Near South East Corner of Church of St Budock receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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