Foster Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1987. Monument.
Foster Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- low-cloister-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SX 104 597
- Coordinates
- 50.40729, -4.6687
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Foster Monument is an obelisk located in the churchyard about 14 metres east of the south aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew in Lostwithiel. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of granite, featuring a slate inscription plate. The monument has a square plan plinth with a moulded base and moulded top, topped by a square plan obelisk that stands approximately 2 metres high. Originally, there were railings enclosing the plinth. The monument commemorates Thomas Foster and was erected in 1858.
Local climate
Foster Monument in the Churchyard About 14 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% 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 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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