Headstone to George Blechynden, About 4 Metres South East of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1989. Headstone.
Headstone to George Blechynden, About 4 Metres South East of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- woven-storey-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TR 052 393
- Coordinates
- 51.11674, 0.93144
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to George Blechynden, a gentleman who died in 1743. It stands about 3½ feet high and features floriated scrolled shoulders leading to a segmental cornice adorned with Rocaille decoration. The design includes two winged cherubs and crossed bones. The headstone is located approximately 4 metres southeast of the Church of St. John.
Local climate
Headstone to George Blechynden, About 4 Metres South East of Church of St John sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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