Periom Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South West of Prestcott Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Headstone.
Periom Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South West of Prestcott Baptist Chapel
- WRENN ID
- hushed-lime-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- ST 091 143
- Coordinates
- 50.92113, -3.2943
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Periom headstone, dated 1769, is located approximately 5 metres south-west of Prestcott Baptist Chapel. This Grade II listed headstone commemorates William Periom and is made of hamstone. It features an upright slab that stands about 1.1 metres high, with a shaped top that is intricately carved with a vase and hourglass, flanked by winged cherub heads. The inscription is surrounded by carved scrolls and foliage. The first word of the inscription is in Gothic lettering, while the remainder is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of William Periom in 1769. This non-conformist memorial is notably early and ornate for Devon.
Local climate
Periom Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South West of Prestcott Baptist Chapel receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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