Prescott Monument Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North 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. A C19 Monument.
Prescott Monument Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
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- 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
- 50.34397, -4.8899
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Prescott Monument is a headstone located about 6 metres north of the north aisle of the Church of St Stephen in St Stephen, Brannel. This early 19th-century monument is made of granite and features a headstone with a swept rounded shouldered head and a small flat ball finial on each side. At the top, there is a cherub's head with wings carved in relief. The monument includes a rebated oval stone inscription tablet with a moulded edge, commemorating George Prescott, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
Prescott Monument Monument in the Churchyard About 6 Metres North of North 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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- Church Room
- Former Church of St Stephen (Methodist Church and attached Sunday School)
- Chapel Mill
- Tregargus Mill
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