Tomb Chest and Headstone to Marsh Family About 1 Metre North of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1987. Tomb.
Tomb Chest and Headstone to Marsh Family About 1 Metre North of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- idle-vestry-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TR 334 493
- Coordinates
- 51.19562, 1.33978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tomb chest and headstone for the Marsh family, located about 1 metre north of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The stone commemorates Joseph Marsh, who died in 1772, and stands approximately 3 feet high. It features rocaille scrolls and two cherub heads. The tomb chest is dedicated to Richard Marsh, who died in 1810, and has incised panelled sides along with heavily reeded corner pieces that taper towards the base.
Local climate
Tomb Chest and Headstone to Marsh Family About 1 Metre North of Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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