Headstone of W Peter and Pair of Adjoining Tombchests 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Torney is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1989. Headstone, tombchest.
Headstone of W Peter and Pair of Adjoining Tombchests 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Torney
- WRENN ID
- still-steel-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1989
- Type
- Headstone, tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SX 271 766
- Coordinates
- 50.56379, -4.44141
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone and a pair of adjoining tombchests, located 6 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Torney. They are probably from the 18th century. The headstone commemorates William Peter, who died in 1795. It is a square-headed slate headstone with inscriptions in both upper and lower case lettering, featuring serifs. The pair of tombchests are made of stone rubble and have thick granite rectangular lids. The lids are carved with inscriptions in relief, although these were difficult to read at the time of inspection.
Local climate
Headstone of W Peter and Pair of Adjoining Tombchests 6 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of St Torney 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 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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