Timothy Brett's Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1968. Monument.

Timothy Brett's Monument

WRENN ID
grim-pinnacle-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1968
Type
Monument
Address
Timothy Brett's Monument, Maker-With-Rame
OS grid reference
SX 455 531
Coordinates
50.35838, -4.17265
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Timothy Brett's Monument is a Grade II listed structure located in Maker-with-Rame within Edgcumbe Country Park. Dated 1791, this neo-classical monument features a triangular base with concave faces, which rests on the backs of three tortoises. These tortoises are positioned on a fluted base. Each side of the monument displays a circular plaque, depicting Mercury and two Roman maidens, along with a Latin inscription dedicated to Timothy Brett. The monument is topped with an urn that has a flaming torch.

Local climate

Timothy Brett's Monument 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 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% 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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