Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Wall of Nave, Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1988. A C17 Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Wall of Nave, Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- north-lancet-cobweb
- 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 896 945
- Coordinates
- 51.61754, 0.7386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from 1691, is located approximately 9 metres south of the southeast buttress of the south wall of the nave at the Church of St. Nicholas. The headstone features a top with three arches, with the centre arch being taller than the others. It is adorned with a carved skull and crossbones. The inscription on the headstone reads, "Here lieth the body of John Allen who died 2 October 1691."
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of South East Buttress of South Wall of Nave, Church of St Nicholas 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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