Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 15 Metres South of East Angle of Chancel, All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Headstones.
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 15 Metres South of East Angle of Chancel, All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- nether-vestry-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1986
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- TL 219 475
- Coordinates
- 52.1125, -0.22101
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A row of three headstones is located approximately 15 metres south of the east angle of the chancel in All Saints Churchyard. These headstones, facing west, are made of ashlar and stand under 1 metre high. From north to south, the headstones are as follows:
(i) The first headstone is for Philippa Swayn, who died in April 1713. The inscription is surrounded by scrollwork and features a skull flanked by cross-bones at the top.
(ii) The second headstone commemorates John Keeling, who died on June 28, 1713, at the age of 6 years. The inscription is also surrounded by scrollwork and topped with a winged putto head.
(iii) The third headstone is for John Keeling, who died on August 29, 1736. Its inscription is surmounted by two winged putto heads and decorative swags.
Additionally, there is another headstone located approximately 10 metres south of the chancel's south door, also facing west. This headstone is made of ashlar and stands under 1 metre high. It commemorates John Reynolds, who died on May 6, 1731, at the age of 59. The inscription panel is topped with a winged putto head flanked by smaller putto heads, with floral scrolls and drops above and around the inscription panel.
Local climate
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 15 Metres South of East Angle of Chancel, All Saints Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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