Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- quartered-tallow-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TF 689 419
- Coordinates
- 52.94859, 0.51314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument of William Webb is a headstone located 50 metres from the Church of St Mary in the churchyard of Old Hunstanton. It was erected in 1784 and is made of sandstone. The headstone features a bas-relief of putti with wings. The inscription reads: "In memory of William Webb, Late of the 15 Light Dragoons who was Shot from his horse by a party of smugglers on 26 September 1784, Aged 26 years. I am not dead, but Sleepeth here and when the trumpet sound I will appear. Four balls through me pearced there way. Hard it was I had no time to pray." This monument is included for its social historical interest.
Local climate
Monument of William Webb situated 50 metres from Church of St Mary in Churchyard receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Webb Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South West of Church of St Andrew
- 2 Webb Monument in the Churchyard About 0.5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- 3 Webb Tomb Circa 6 Metres South West of Church of St Mary and St Stephen
- 4 Webb Memorial About 28 Yards South-West of the West Tower of the Church of St Martin
- 5 Unidentified Monument Circa 37 Metres South East of North Gateway and Near Path in Churchyard to Church of St Mary
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- Church of St Mary
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- Gates and Gatepiers to Hunstanton Park
- 66 Church Road
- 62 and 63 Church Road
- Cottage, Hunstanton Hall, Stable Court
- Gate Pier and Wall at Hunstanton Hall
- Stable Court to North of Hunstanton Hall
- Game Larder to North of Hunstanton Hall
- Barn to North East of Hunstanton Hall