Tooker Headstone About 9 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Tooker Headstone About 9 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine
- WRENN ID
- vacant-gutter-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 407 792
- Coordinates
- 50.59135, -4.2517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tooker headstone, located about 9 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St Constantine, is a Grade II listed structure likely dating from the late 18th century. Made of freestone, this triangular-headed headstone commemorates William Tooker of Longbrooke, who died in 1645. Although it honors a 17th-century individual, the style and verse are characteristic of the late 18th century. The headstone features a border of flat acanthus leaves and incised scrollwork above the inscription. A verse below praises William Tooker's generosity to the poor, stating, "his heart his hand his dore his purse/to them were open still/his love to them did never dye/appeareth by his will." This headstone may serve as a charity board, possibly related to a specific endowment, and is an unusual example of a retrospective headstone.
Local climate
Tooker Headstone About 9 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Constantine sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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