Group of 4 Headstones About 3 to 5 Metres East of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1987. Headstones.
Group of 4 Headstones About 3 to 5 Metres East of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- young-pewter-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1987
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- TR 359 447
- Coordinates
- 51.15347, 1.37196
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four headstones located about 3 to 5 metres east of the Church of St. Margaret. The headstones commemorate Margaret and James Finnes, who died in 1765 and 1772, respectively. They stand approximately 3 feet high and feature scrolled shoulders, a Death's head, and a cherub. There is also a headstone for Robert Finnis from the early 18th century, which is about 2 feet high and has a double segmental head with a coffin and hourglass. Another headstone belongs to Mary Pope from the mid-18th century, standing about 2½ feet high with a segmental head that includes two skulls and a cherub. Lastly, there is a headstone for Robart Finnis, who died in 1763, which is about 3 feet high and has a segmental head with a cherub and trumpet.
Local climate
Group of 4 Headstones About 3 to 5 Metres East of Church of St Margaret 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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