Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South West of Tower of Tower 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.
Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South West of Tower of Tower of Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- tattered-pewter-owl
- 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 944 533
- Coordinates
- 50.34369, -4.89013
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Truscott monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 16 metres south west of the tower of the Church of St Stephen. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of granite, featuring a slate inscription tablet. The headstone has a moulded edge and a shouldered round head, with a rebated slate inscription tablet that also has a shouldered round shape. A cherub's head with wings is carved in low relief on the monument. The lettering and verses commemorate John Truscott, who passed away in 1807.
Local climate
Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South West of Tower of Tower 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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