Rowe Headstone Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.

Rowe Headstone Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
shadowed-courtyard-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1988
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SX 697 967
Coordinates
50.75549, -3.84784
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rowe headstone, dated 1801, is located approximately 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Spreyton. This headstone commemorates Samuel Rowe and is made of slate. It features an upright slab that stands about 700mm high with a shaped top. The upper part of the front is carved with a charmingly naive depiction of a winged cherub's head, flanked by fleur-de-lys, which reflects the style of its time. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of Samuel Rowe in 1801.

Local climate

Rowe Headstone Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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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