Martin Headstone Approximately 5 Metres East-South-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.
Martin Headstone Approximately 5 Metres East-South-East of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- roaming-pillar-holly
- 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
- 50.75537, -3.84765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Martin headstone, dated 1815, is located approximately 5 metres east-south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Spreyton. This headstone commemorates John Martin and is made of slate. It stands about 1.4 metres high and features an upright slab with a shaped head. The front is adorned with a reeded border, and at the top, there are carvings of a pair of angels holding an orb, which has a short quotation inscribed on it. Below this, the first word of the inscription is presented in Gothic lettering, followed by Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, including some italicized text. The inscription notes the deaths of John Martin in 1815 and his wife Elizabeth in 1805. The headstone is signed by W. Carwithen of South Tawton.
Local climate
Martin Headstone Approximately 5 Metres East-South-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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