Headstone of Agnes Gard and Tombchest of John Gard 3 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St Symphorian is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. Tombstone.
Headstone of Agnes Gard and Tombchest of John Gard 3 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St Symphorian
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 095 908
- Coordinates
- 50.68635, -4.69716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Agnes Gard and the tombchest of John Gard are located 3 meters south of the south transept of the Church of St Symphorian. The headstone, dated 1786, commemorates Agnes, the wife of John Gard, who passed away that year. It is made of slate and features a cusped head, with engraved upper and lower case lettering in serif font, along with a verse written in cursive script. At the top, there is an angel's head. The verse reads:
"My dearest Husband Lo I come
To meet thee in Eternal Home
To dwell above in Christs Embrace
And to behold Him Face to Face
Tis only from the Lord above
A gracious Act of Soverign Love"
To the northeast, the tombchest, dated 1767, honors John, the son of Thomas and Catherine Gard, who died in that year. This tombchest is constructed from slate rubble and has a rectangular slate lid. It is well inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs and is decorated with floral motifs.
Local climate
Headstone of Agnes Gard and Tombchest of John Gard 3 Metres to South of South Transept of Church of St Symphorian sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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