Thomas Headstone at Approximately 6 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Sithney is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1987. Headstone.
Thomas Headstone at Approximately 6 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Sithney
- WRENN ID
- sacred-arch-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 August 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SW 636 289
- Coordinates
- 50.11389, -5.30705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas headstone, located approximately 6 metres east of the north aisle of the Church of Saint Sithney, dates from 1823. It is made of incised slate and features a monolith slab with a nowy head and rounded shoulders. The inscription reads: "IN Memory of MATILDA GRACE Tho.S Daughter of THOMAS And GRACE THOMAS who died Sept.r 24th 1823 Aged 4 years and 6 Months," followed by the epitaph: "Death from my Parents snatched me soon away Twas Gods decree that I should no longer stay Therefore Lament me not tis often found That rarest fruit drop soonest to the ground." The inscription for Thomas Thomas is located below ground level.
Local climate
Thomas Headstone at Approximately 6 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of Saint Sithney receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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