Ledger Stone of Silvester Sleep 1 Metre to East of South Porch of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1989. Monument.
Ledger Stone of Silvester Sleep 1 Metre to East of South Porch of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- western-gallery-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1989
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SX 276 806
- Coordinates
- 50.60044, -4.43745
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ledger stone of Silvester Sleep, dating from 1759, is located 1 metre to the east of the south porch of the Church of St Martin in Lewannick. This rectangular slate ledger stone lies on the grass and features inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering with serifs, commemorating Silvester Sleep, who passed away in the same year.
Local climate
Ledger Stone of Silvester Sleep 1 Metre to East of South Porch of Church of St Martin 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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