Headstone and tombchest of M. Gillard and W. Gillard, 1 metre to east of south east corner of chancel of Church of St Gregory is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Headstone and tombchest.
Headstone and tombchest of M. Gillard and W. Gillard, 1 metre to east of south east corner of chancel of Church of St Gregory
- WRENN ID
- worn-solder-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1989
- Type
- Headstone and tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 207 880
- Coordinates
- 50.66491, -4.53709
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone and tombchest of M. Gillard and W. Gillard are located 1 metre to the east of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St Gregory. The headstone dates from 1772 and commemorates Mary Gillard, the daughter of William and Mary Gillard, who passed away in that year. It is a rectangular slate headstone featuring a verse and decorated with an angel's head. The tombchest, which honors William Gillard, a yeoman who died in 1789, also commemorates his son William, who died in 1793, and Mary, who died in 1827. The tombchest is constructed of stone rubble and has a rectangular slate lid.
Local climate
Headstone and tombchest of M. Gillard and W. Gillard, 1 metre to east of south east corner of chancel of Church of St Gregory sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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