Headstone of Thomas Brown 2.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of Thomas Brown 2.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- white-gargoyle-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 021 768
- Coordinates
- 50.55811, -4.79439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Thomas Brown is located 2.5 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. James. It dates from the mid-18th century, although the exact date is obscured due to being buried in the ground. The headstone commemorates Thomas, the son of Susanna Brown. It is made of slate and features a rectangular shape with an incised panel that includes a nowy-head containing a crude angel's head. The lower part of the headstone is buried in the ground.
Local climate
Headstone of Thomas Brown 2.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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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