Headstone of John Drakes 1.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Protus and St Hyacinth is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1987. Headstone.
Headstone of John Drakes 1.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Protus and St Hyacinth
- WRENN ID
- narrow-outpost-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 100 731
- Coordinates
- 50.52687, -4.68137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating John Drakes, located 1.5 metres to the south of the south aisle of the Church of St Protus and St Hyacinth. It dates from 1780 and is made of slate. The headstone features a round top with curved shoulders and is decorated with an incised, crude angel's head.
Local climate
Headstone of John Drakes 1.5 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Protus and St Hyacinth sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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