Sanders Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1987. A Georgian Headstone.
Sanders Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- plain-arch-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SY 020 952
- Coordinates
- 50.74876, -3.39015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sanders Headstone is located approximately 3 metres north of the aisle of the Church of St. Mary in Rockbeare. This headstone, dated 1795, commemorates Joseph Sanders. It is made of red sandstone and features an upright slab that stands about 300mm high, topped with a low elliptical-shaped head. The inscription is crafted in upper and lower case Roman serif lettering, detailing the death of Joseph Sanders in 1795.
Local climate
Sanders Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North of Aisle of Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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