Headstone of Ann Soper, Directly to East of Tombchest of John Soper, 8 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 Ann Soper, Directly to East of Tombchest of John Soper, 8 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- vast-truss-elm
- 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
- 50.558, -4.79443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Ann Soper, dating from 1784, is located directly to the east of the tombchest of John Soper, 8 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. James. This slate rectangular headstone commemorates Ann, the wife of William Soper, who passed away in 1784. It features upper and lower case serif lettering, a crude angel's head, and an inscription that reads: "I was a flourishing young plant All in my youthful prime, And now I'm bought to death and dust, Twas God's appointed time My Husband dear and Children hear, Of you I take farewel And rest in hope to meet again In Heaven for to dwell."
Local climate
Headstone of Ann Soper, Directly to East of Tombchest of John Soper, 8 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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