Buscomb Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Clement is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1988. Monument.
Buscomb Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Clement
- WRENN ID
- nether-granite-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SW 994 653
- Coordinates
- 50.45388, -4.82668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Buscomb monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 3 metres east of the south aisle of the Church of St Clement. This 18th-century monument is made of slate and features a segmental head with shouldered edges. It has an incised border surrounding the inscription panel, which displays good lettering. The headstone commemorates Phillip Buscomb, who passed away in 1753.
Local climate
Buscomb Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres East of South Aisle of Church of St Clement sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 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 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% 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 0.3°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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