7 Headstones Approximately I Metre South of the Lady Chapel to the Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1997. Headstone.
7 Headstones Approximately I Metre South of the Lady Chapel to the Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- young-porch-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1997
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 153 632
- Coordinates
- 52.26734, -1.77694
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of seven headstones located approximately one meter south of the Lady Chapel to the Church of St Peter in Wootton Wawen, dating from 1700 to 1743. These headstones are made of limestone ashlar. Two of the headstones are adjacent to each other; the western one has a cambered head, while the eastern one features a shaped head. Next is a stone with a round-arched head and incised decoration, inscribed: "In Memory of Joseph Townsend" who died in 1743, along with his wife Mary, who died in 1766, and their daughter Hannah Harris.
To the east of these is a headstone topped with a broken swan-neck pediment that contains a cherub head, featuring a rectangular panel with a moulded frame, although the inscription is eroded. Further east is another headstone with a rectangular panel framed by moulded sides, also surmounted by a winged cherub head, with its inscription eroded. South of this headstone is a rectangular tablet with double-chamfered sides, topped by a broken swan-neck pediment that contains a death's head, with the inscription panel eroded. Finally, to the east is a rectangular tablet in a moulded frame, surmounted by a broken swan-neck pediment with a circular motif inside, and its inscription panel is also eroded.
All these headstones form a cohesive group with the Church of St Peter.
Local climate
7 Headstones Approximately I Metre South of the Lady Chapel to the Church of St Peter receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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