Four headstones, south west of tower of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1984. Headstone.
Four headstones, south west of tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- gentle-lantern-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Four headstones, south west of tower of Church of St John the Baptist, Church End, Parson Drove
- OS grid reference
- TF 390 090
- Coordinates
- 52.6616, 0.05408
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Four headstones are located to the southwest of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist.
The first headstone is for Samuel Gunn, dated 1746, and is made of limestone in the Rococo style. It features a scrolled head formed of foliage above a wicker basket filled with flowers, flanked by a skull, palm, and winged cherubs' heads. Below this, a draped curtain bears the inscription.
The second headstone commemorates Mary, the wife of Samuel Gunn, and dates from the late 18th century. It has a shaped head with a winged cherub's head above a draped curtain that includes a circular panel with an inscription.
The third headstone is for Abigail, the wife of Samuel Gunn, and dates to 1752. This limestone headstone features engaged Corinthian columns with an entablature and a shaped pediment that contains a winged cherub's head in the tympanum. Below is a circular panel with an inscription, and the spandrels display symbols of mortality, including bones and a disembodied hand pointing to a skull.
The fourth is a double headstone from the early 18th century, also made of limestone. It depicts two figures as caryatids, one holding an open Bible and the other in the act of blessing. They support a half-round pediment with two putti, each holding a wreath in one hand and together placing the Crown of Glory on the head of a winged cherub's head. Below are moulded round-headed arches leading to two bays with inscriptions.
Local climate
Four headstones, south west of tower of Church of St John the Baptist sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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