Fragment of Former Priory by South East Corner of Church of St Thomas by Launceston is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1993. Church fragment.
Fragment of Former Priory by South East Corner of Church of St Thomas by Launceston
- WRENN ID
- odd-thatch-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1993
- Type
- Church fragment
- Address
- Fragment of Former Priory by South East Corner of Church of St Thomas by Launceston, Riverside
- OS grid reference
- SX 327 850
- Coordinates
- 50.64111, -4.36603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a fragment of a former priory located at the southeast corner of the Church of St Thomas-by-Launceston. It likely dates from the early 13th century and is constructed from volcanic stone. The fragment includes the base of a moulded pier featuring a cluster of three engaged shafts. Additionally, there is a fragment of a cross head with remnants of a flared Greek cross against the wall behind it.
Local climate
Fragment of Former Priory by South East Corner of Church of St Thomas by Launceston sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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