Dunsford Monument in St Peters Churchyard 6.6 Metres South East of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 2000. Monument.
Dunsford Monument in St Peters Churchyard 6.6 Metres South East of South Porch
- WRENN ID
- late-chalk-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 2000
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SS 954 128
- Coordinates
- 50.90534, -3.4887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dunsford monument, located in St Peter's churchyard, is likely from the late 19th century. It is made of white marble set on a grey stone pedestal, which features a moulded cap and base with roughened masonry on the sides. The monument has a tall, square tapered shaft topped with a shaped urn. Inscriptions in lead letters are present on all four sides. The north side commemorates Martin Dunsford of Tiverton, a serge manufacturer who died on October 30, 1763, aged 52, describing him as "a truly wise and sincerely good man." The west side honors Martin Dunsford, the author of "The Historical Memories of Tiverton," who died on March 13, 1807, aged 63. The east side includes an inscription for Gideon Acland Boyce, an architect who died in 1861. Additionally, several other members of the Dunsford, Boyce, Acland, and Pratt families are commemorated, with death dates ranging from 1771 to 1936.
Local climate
Dunsford Monument in St Peters Churchyard 6.6 Metres South East of South Porch receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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