A8, Monuments 186, 187, 189, 206 and 207 is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1997. Monument.
A8, Monuments 186, 187, 189, 206 and 207
- WRENN ID
- muffled-floor-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP: Dr Peter Prinsley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1997
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- A8, Monuments 186, 187, 189, 206 and 207, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 857 639
- Coordinates
- 52.2428, 0.71869
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five churchyard monuments located in the Great Churchyard of Bury St Edmunds.
MON 186 is a headstone made of Ketton stone, dated 1798, commemorating Hannah Hayward (1798) and Fanny Hayward (1816). It is a plain but well-crafted monument. MON 187 consists of a coffin stone with a headstone and footstone, dated 1840, dedicated to Hannah Hayward and Robert Hayward, both from 1840.
MON 189 is an 18th-century headstone for members of the Lockwood family, featuring three winged angel heads on its east face. MON 206 is a headstone made of York stone, dated 1802, honoring W. Debenham (1802) and Ann Debenham (1803). It has a double inscription panel and is adorned with two winged angel heads alongside a tomb that displays a skull, scythe, and hourglass on top.
Finally, MON 207 is a coffin-shaped ledger with a headstone and footstone from the early 19th century, made of Ketton stone, although it has no remaining inscription. The headstone features two winged angel heads and a double inscription panel, while the footstone displays a winged angel head and drapes.
Local climate
A8, Monuments 186, 187, 189, 206 and 207 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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