Radford Headstone Approximately 8 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1986. Grave marker.
Radford Headstone Approximately 8 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- steep-copper-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1986
- Type
- Grave marker
- OS grid reference
- SS 743 044
- Coordinates
- 50.82601, -3.78597
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Radford Headstone, located approximately 8 metres east of the north aisle of the Church of St Mary, is a headstone dated 1872 in memory of Emily Williams Radford. Made from Bath stone, it features polychrome mosaic decoration and is designed in the Gothic style. The upright stone stands about 1 metre high and has a chamfered plinth, a tapering shaft, and a shaped head with moulded edges, which includes a diagonally-set square with circles on each side. The head is adorned with an inset pattern of polychrome mosaic that displays sacred symbols within each circle. The shaft is inscribed with Victorian Gothic lettering, commemorating the death of Emily Williams Radford in 1872. This headstone is part of a series of unique headstones in the churchyard, notable for their polychrome mosaic decoration, reflecting the craftsmanship influenced by the Rev. W T A Radford.
Local climate
Radford Headstone Approximately 8 Metres East of North Aisle of Church of St Mary receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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