Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South 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. Chest tomb.
Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- frozen-mortar-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay MP: Noah Law (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 945 533
- Coordinates
- 50.34379, -4.88944
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Truscott monument is a chest tomb located about 3 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Stephen. It dates from the 18th century and is made of granite, featuring a slate inscription tablet and cast iron railings. The tomb has a rectangular ashlar chest set on a chamfered plinth, with a flat top that has a moulded edge. Surrounding the edge of the top is a border of low plain railings. On the top, there is a rebated slate inscription tablet, although the name is illegible, it includes the date 1789. At the east end, there is another rebated slate inscription tablet dedicated to Henry Truscott, dated 1836.
Local climate
Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South 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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