Tapper Headstone Approximately 13 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Headstone.
Tapper Headstone Approximately 13 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- scattered-lead-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SX 653 945
- Coordinates
- 50.73451, -3.9101
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tapper headstone, located approximately 13 metres north of the aisle of the Church of St Andrew, is likely from the late 17th century and commemorates John Tapper. Made of granite, this upright, nowy-headed slab stands about 250 millimetres high. The front features a simple incised frame and is inscribed with large, crude capital letters, which include the name of John Tapper, although the date of his death is not visible.
Local climate
Tapper Headstone Approximately 13 Metres North of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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