Headstone of Thomas Thatcher in St Marys Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1998. Headstone.
Headstone of Thomas Thatcher in St Marys Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- muted-soffit-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Hendon MP: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 1998
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Headstone of Thomas Thatcher in St Marys Churchyard, Church End
- OS grid reference
- TQ 228 895
- Coordinates
- 51.59136, -0.22759
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of Thomas Thatcher, who died in 1738, is located in St Mary's Churchyard in Hendon. It is made of Portland stone and features a scrolled top. The relief on the headstone depicts Father Time holding a scythe and an hour-glass, with his left foot resting on a skull.
Local climate
Headstone of Thomas Thatcher in St Marys Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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