Geach Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North East of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1988. Monument.
Geach Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North East of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-tracery-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SW 945 533
- Coordinates
- 50.34404, -4.88945
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Geach monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 metres northeast of the north aisle of the Church of St Stephen. It dates from the 18th century and is made of granite, featuring a slate inscription tablet. The tomb has a rectangular shape on a plinth with pilasters and a flat top that has a moulded edge. On the top, there is a rebated slate inscription tablet with a carved border and well-executed lettering, commemorating Thomas Geach, who died in 1786, along with other family members.
Local climate
Geach Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North East of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen 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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