Headstone of Richard Pearce 8 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Headstone.
Headstone of Richard Pearce 8 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna
- WRENN ID
- fading-gravel-ivy
- 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 172 515
- Coordinates
- 50.33569, -4.5693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to Richard Pearce, located 8 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St Ildierna in Lansallos. It dates from 1774 and commemorates Richard, the son of James and Mary Pearce. The headstone is made of slate and features a segmental arched head. It is inscribed with lower case lettering that includes serifs, and the inscription begins with the verse, "Dear Mother I am wrapt in joyful thought To think now nigh of Heaven I am brought..."
Local climate
Headstone of Richard Pearce 8 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna 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 91% 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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