Pair of Headstones (Chowen and Guscott) About 14 Metres North of the West Wall of the Tower of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones (Chowen and Guscott) About 14 Metres North of the West Wall of the Tower of the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- ancient-string-mist
- 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 432 870
- Coordinates
- 50.66197, -4.21907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones dating from the late 18th century, located about 14 meters north of the west wall of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist. The headstones are made of slate. The northern headstone is nowy-headed with canted corners and commemorates Thomas Chowen, who was buried in 1779. It features an elaborate initial letter in the inscription and a pot of flowers carved at the top. To the south and slightly to the west is the headstone for Elizabeth Guscott, who died in 1797. This headstone has a scrolly head, a verse below the inscription, and two cherubim carved at the top, each holding palms and a crown of glory.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones (Chowen and Guscott) About 14 Metres North of the West Wall of the Tower of the Church of St John the Baptist sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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