Headstone of William Barrett 6 Metres to West of East Entrance to Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Headstone.
Headstone of William Barrett 6 Metres to West of East Entrance to Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- lone-window-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 229 516
- Coordinates
- 50.33798, -4.48994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of William Barrett, dated 1770, is located 6 meters west of the east entrance to the churchyard in Lansallos Talland. This slate headstone features a round top and is adorned with a decorative head of an angel, a finger pointing at an hourglass, and a figure blowing arrows at a heart. The inscription is in lower case lettering with serifs and includes a verse that reads: "Lament not for we our Mother so Dear. no more in vain If you have lost tis we have Gain. we are gone to see Our Dearest Friends that Dwell above. them will we go and see And all our Friends that Dwell in Christ below Will soon come after us." The headstone was resited after a landslide in the churchyard.
Local climate
Headstone of William Barrett 6 Metres to West of East Entrance to Churchyard 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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