Headstone of John Bastard 5 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Symphorian is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1987. A C19 Headstone.
Headstone of John Bastard 5 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Symphorian
- WRENN ID
- fallen-latch-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 095 908
- Coordinates
- 50.68635, -4.69695
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of John Bastard, dated 1807, is located 5 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Symphorian in the parish of Minster. This slate headstone features a triangular top and is inscribed with both upper and lower case serif lettering. The inscription includes a verse that reads:
Cut down as a flourishing flower
He fades; as shadow he flies;
His Beauty is gone in an hour
He blooms for a moment - and Dies
The headstone is signed by I. Calleway of Boscastle and commemorates John Bastard, the son of James and Elizabeth Pearn, who died at the age of 3.
Local climate
Headstone of John Bastard 5 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Symphorian 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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