Scobell Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre North of North Transept of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1988. Chest tomb.
Scobell Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre North of North Transept of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- moated-mantel-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 November 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Scobell Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre North of North Transept of Church of All Saints, St. Ewe
- OS grid reference
- SW 977 460
- Coordinates
- 50.27973, -4.8395
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Scobell Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about one metre north of the north transept of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the 18th century and is made of granite ashlar. The tomb is rectangular and sits on a plinth, featuring a flat top with a moulded edge. It has a rebated slate inscription tablet that has an incised rounded head, adorned with two skulls at the top and crossed bones at the base. The lettering is well-executed, and there is a shield of arms. The monument commemorates Francis Scobell Esq, who died in 1740.
Local climate
Scobell Monument in the Churchyard About One Metre North of North Transept of Church of All Saints receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% 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 0.2°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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