Headstones of Richard Perrey and of Edward and Silvester Perrey 8-9 Metres to South East of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Headstone.
Headstones of Richard Perrey and of Edward and Silvester Perrey 8-9 Metres to South East of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna
- WRENN ID
- ruined-flue-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Headstones of Richard Perrey and of Edward and Silvester Perrey 8-9 Metres to South East of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna, Polperro
- OS grid reference
- SX 172 515
- Coordinates
- 50.33568, -4.56923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstones of Richard Perrey and of Edward and Silvester Perrey are located 8-9 meters southeast of the south aisle of the Church of St Ildierna. These two slate headstones date from 1771 to 1783. The first headstone commemorates Edward, who died in 1771, and Silvester, who died in 1773. It features a segmental head with an angel's head in relief and is inscribed in lower case lettering with serifs. The inscription reads: "Reader behold our Class of Life is run And with it all our pain and sorrows gone Our only hope is with our God to be In Heaven above to all Eternity." The second headstone honors Richard and Zebedee, sons of Richard and Elizabeth Perrey. This headstone has chamfered corners and also features an inscription in lower case lettering with serifs.
Local climate
Headstones of Richard Perrey and of Edward and Silvester Perrey 8-9 Metres to South East of South Aisle of Church of St Ildierna 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% 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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