Gravestone to Edward Capern, Approximately 12 Metres South of East End of Heanton Punchardon Church
GRAVESTONE TO EDWARD CAPERN, APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF EAST END OF HEANTON PUNCHARDON CHURCH
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309546
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestone to Edward Capern, Approximately 12 Metres South of East End of Heanton Punchardon Church
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONE TO EDWARD CAPERN, APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF EAST END OF HEANTON PUNCHARDON CHURCH
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2004-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/13142/07
- Rights:
- © Mr John Warlow. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309546
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Gravestone to Edward Capern, Approximately 12 Metres South of East End of Heanton Punchardon Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAVESTONE TO EDWARD CAPERN, APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF EAST END OF HEANTON PUNCHARDON CHURCH
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONE TO EDWARD CAPERN, APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF EAST END OF HEANTON PUNCHARDON CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Heanton Punchardon
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 50232 35566
Details
SS 53 NW HEANTON PUNCHARDON HEANTON PUNCHARDON
8/187 Gravestone to Edward Capern, - approximately 12 metres south of East End of Heanton Punchardon Church GV II
Gravestone to Edward Capern, died 1894. Stone, triangulated head with short projecting arms, curved on the underside. Inscription to Edward Capern. The Postman Poet (born Tiverton 1819, died Braunton 1894) with verse by Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate. Also to Jane Capern, wife of Edward (died 1894) with verse by Capern: "I'd be remembered for some word I said Some thought immortal, winged with passing breath; But more for one true tender-hearted deed Since such sweet things the world doth sorely need." Above inscription is a small recess with cusped head containing Capern's postman's bell of metal with wooden handle, but no clapper.
Listing NGR: SS5023235566
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98436
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 06-Jun-2026 at 04:32:00.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.