Cole Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1988. Headstone.

Cole Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
twisted-pinnacle-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
ST 201 075
Coordinates
50.86198, -3.13524
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cole headstone, dated 1841, is located approximately 3 metres north of the aisle of the Church of St Mary in Upottery. This Grade II listed headstone commemorates Thomas and Hannah Cole and is made of hamstone. It features an upright, round-headed slab that stands about 2 metres high. The top of the headstone is adorned with a carved winged cherub's head set within a scalloped frame. Below this, the inscription is presented in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering with italics, arranged in two columns. The inscription records the deaths of Thomas Cole in 1841 and his wife Hannah in 1810, along with a poem.

Local climate

Cole Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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