Monument to John Chalk 6 Metres North of Lych Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. A Early 20th century Monument.
Monument to John Chalk 6 Metres North of Lych Gate
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-keep-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Early 20th century
- OS grid reference
- TL 862 110
- Coordinates
- 51.76728, 0.69722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a monument to John Chalk, located 6 metres north of the Lych Gate in Great Totham, and it dates from 1903. Made of cast iron by the Etna Foundry, the monument commemorates John Chalk, who died on April 30, 1903, at the age of 25. It features a central inscribed rectangular panel, a moulded base, and a cornice. The sides have moulded recessed pilasters that support an ornate urn. The urn has a foliate stem, fluted sides, and a lid, with incurved handles. It is draped from the left with a garland of bay leaves and flowers. This monument is considered a rare type of churchyard memorial.
Local climate
Monument to John Chalk 6 Metres North of Lych Gate sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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