Brown Monument in the Churchyard Against the South Wall of the Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1987. Headstone.
Brown Monument in the Churchyard Against the South Wall of the Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gentle-string-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Brown Monument in the Churchyard Against the South Wall of the Nave of Church of St Mary, Botusfleming
- OS grid reference
- SX 404 612
- Coordinates
- 50.42975, -4.24766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown monument is located in the churchyard against the south wall of the nave of the Church of St Mary in Botus Fleming. This 18th-century headstone and footstone are made of slate. The headstone features a rounded top with two putti carved in relief supporting a central roundel, along with crossed bones on the left side. It bears admonitory verses and an inscription dedicated to Mary Brown, who died in 1734 or 1735, although the exact date of death is uncertain as both stones provide alternatives. The footstone has a simple nowy head and includes a carved primitive skull with crossed bones, also referencing M. Brown, 1734 or 1735.
Local climate
Brown Monument in the Churchyard Against the South Wall of the Nave of Church of St Mary 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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