Fragment of Former Priory to South 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. Fragment of former priory. 1 related planning application.

Fragment of Former Priory to South of Church of St Thomas by Launceston

WRENN ID
hushed-gable-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 1993
Type
Fragment of former priory
Address
Fragment of Former Priory to South of Church of St Thomas by Launceston, Riverside, PL15 8DQ
OS grid reference
SX 327 850
Coordinates
50.64107, -4.36624
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a fragment of a former priory located to the south of the Church of St Thomas-by-Launceston. It dates back to the 12th century and is constructed from volcanic stone. The fragment consists of part of an octagonal pier, which was one of two or three piers that supported the floor of the Day Room and the Dormitory.

Local climate

Fragment of Former Priory to South 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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