Austin Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre South of Tower of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Headstone.
Austin Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre South of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- muffled-mantel-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Austin Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre South of Tower of Church of St Michael, Church Street, Landrake with St. Erney
- OS grid reference
- SX 373 604
- Coordinates
- 50.42175, -4.29044
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Austin Monument is a headstone located in the churchyard, about one metre south of the tower of the Church of St Michael. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of slate. The headstone features a nowy head with well-crafted lettering and verses dedicated to John Austin, who passed away in 1808.
Local climate
Austin Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre South of Tower of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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