Headstone of Susanna May 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Nonna is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. A 18th century Headstone.
Headstone of Susanna May 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Nonna
- WRENN ID
- broken-newel-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SX 203 550
- Coordinates
- 50.36773, -4.52817
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from 1775, is located 5 metres south of the southwest corner of the tower of the Church of St Nonna in Pelynt. It commemorates Susanna, the wife of William May. The headstone features a profile of an angel, another angel above, and an hourglass, all framed by thin twisted columns that surround the inscription. The text is inscribed in lower case serif letters and includes a verse that reads: "Weep not for me nor lament no more I am not lost But gone before To my dearest Friends that Dwell Above Them will I go and see And all my friends in Christ below Will soon come after me."
Local climate
Headstone of Susanna May 5 Metres to South of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Nonna 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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