Guide Post at Sw783311 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1988. Guide post.

Guide Post at Sw783311

WRENN ID
upper-hearth-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 November 1988
Type
Guide post
Address
Guide Post at Sw783311, Budock
OS grid reference
SW 783 310
Coordinates
50.13844, -5.10345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide post, dating from the late 19th century, was made by Visick and Sons in Devoran. It is constructed from cast iron and features a round, fluted shaft that supports two shaped and scrolled brackets. There is a round-ended pointer attached to the left-hand bracket, which is inscribed with "PENRYN TRURO." The other pointer is missing. At the top, there is a moulded ball finial.

Local climate

Guide Post at Sw783311 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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