A8, Monuments 153, 161a, 162 and 176 is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1997. Monuments.
A8, Monuments 153, 161a, 162 and 176
- WRENN ID
- shifting-span-thyme
- 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
- Monuments
- Address
- A8, Monuments 153, 161a, 162 and 176, Abbey Precincts, Bury St. Edmunds
- OS grid reference
- TL 856 640
- Coordinates
- 52.24299, 0.71832
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of four churchyard monuments located in the Great Churchyard of Bury St Edmunds.
The first monument, MON 153, is an early 19th-century headstone made of Ketton stone. It features a winged skull with crossed palms and an hourglass, but has no inscription. The second monument, MON 161A, is also an early 19th-century headstone of Ketton stone, showcasing two large winged angel heads and lacking any inscription.
MON 162, another early 19th-century headstone made of Ketton stone, includes a double inscription panel framed by flower festoons, topped with two winged angel heads that flank a central Eye of God. Lastly, MON 176 is a headstone dating from 1799, made of Ketton stone, dedicated to a person with the surname Wood. It features two winged angel heads flanking a pyramid, with an inscription panel resembling a sarcophagus with feet.
Local climate
A8, Monuments 153, 161a, 162 and 176 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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