Pair of Gravestones at Head and Feet of Lake Children's Grave Approximately 12 Metres South West of South West Corner is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Gravestones.
Pair of Gravestones at Head and Feet of Lake Children's Grave Approximately 12 Metres South West of South West Corner
- WRENN ID
- idle-spandrel-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1986
- Type
- Gravestones
- OS grid reference
- SS 472 286
- Coordinates
- 51.03668, -4.18024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of gravestones located at the head and feet of the Lake children's grave, situated approximately 12 metres south-west of the south-west corner. They date from the late 18th century and are made of slate. The headstone features a segmental arch head with a representation of an angel's bust above the inscription, which records the deaths of Ann, who died in 1794, and Edward, who died in 1799. They were the daughter and son of James and Jane Lake. The stone at the foot of the grave carries a verse that reads: 'Sweet babes of light in Innocence carried, Shown to this world but for a better made Whose early flight to blissful climes unknown makes Angels sing and tender parents mourn.'
Local climate
Pair of Gravestones at Head and Feet of Lake Children's Grave Approximately 12 Metres South West of South West Corner receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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