Two Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1986. Headstone.
Two Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- long-lantern-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford MP: Mr Mark Francois (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 860 918
- Coordinates
- 51.59477, 0.68431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two headstones located approximately 3 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the South Porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. These headstones date from the 18th century. The smaller headstone features a curved and scrolled top with a central skull and cross-bones, and it is inscribed to Mary Carr, the wife of William Carr, along with three of their children, who passed away in 1732 at the age of 29. The taller headstone has a more elaborate curved top adorned with foliate scrolls, a central sun, crossed trumpets, and cherub heads. It is inscribed to William Carr, who died in 1775 at the age of 74.
Local climate
Two Headstones Approximately 3 Metres South East Corner of South Porch of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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