Headstone and Surrounds Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Angle of South Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. Headstone.
Headstone and Surrounds Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Angle of South Porch of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- mired-pavement-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 871 902
- Coordinates
- 51.58011, 0.70014
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone and its surrounds are located approximately 16 metres south of the southwest corner of the south porch of the Church of St. Andrew in Rochford. This headstone marks the grave of James Banyard, who was born on 31 January 1800 and died on 31 October 1897. The headstone is simple in design, featuring rounded angles at the top, pyramidal heads on the corner stones, and chamfered side and end stones. The inscription notes that James Banyard was the founder of The Peculiar People in Essex. This sect originated as a grassroots revivalist movement in the 1850s and was known for its agricultural and social reforms. However, their exclusive belief in natural healing led to tensions with the public, particularly as smallpox vaccinations gained popularity. The two earliest surviving intact chapels of The Peculiar People, located in Tillingham and Steeple, Essex, are also listed buildings.
Local climate
Headstone and Surrounds Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Angle of South Porch of Church of St Andrew 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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