Spencer Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Old Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1989. Headstone.
Spencer Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Old Church of St Mary
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SK 695 338
- Coordinates
- 52.89744, -0.96828
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spencer headstone, located approximately 8 metres south of the south transept of the old Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed headstone dating from 1730. It is made of slate and features a small, rectangular shape adorned with two round-faced winged angels and a heart with the inscription "be ye ready." The raised letters on the headstone read: "HERE LIES THE BODY OF JOHN SPENCER HE DIED JUN THE 30 1730 Aged 40 YEAR," followed by an inscribed verse. This headstone is considered an excellent example of its type.
Local climate
Spencer Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Transept of Old Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% 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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The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Spencer Headstone About 13 Metres South of the West Wall of the Tower of the Church of St Constantine
- 2 Spencer Memorial Approximately 14 Metres South East of South Transept of Church of St Mary
- 3 Headstone to Frances Spencer 1675 on Churchyard Wall Approximately 17 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael
- 4 Spencer Monument About 3 Yards North-East of the Church of St Nicholas
- 5 Monument to William Spencer Approximately 8 Metres South of East Corner of South Chapel at St George's Church
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