Group of 7 Headstones to Taylor Family About 5 Metres East of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1987. Headstones.
Group of 7 Headstones to Taylor Family About 5 Metres East of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- wild-portal-birch
- 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 359 483
- Coordinates
- 51.18536, 1.37558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of seven headstones belonging to the Taylor family, located about 5 metres east of the Church of St. Nicholas in Ringwould. The headstones date from the 18th century and include several notable features.
One headstone commemorates Benjamin Taylor and dates from the mid-18th century. It stands about 2½ feet high and features a nowy head, scrolled shoulders, and a cherub head. Another headstone, dated 1772, is approximately 3 feet high, with an illegible inscription and a rocaille-decorated head along with a cherub.
Dorothy Taylor, who died in 1743, is remembered on a headstone that is also about 2½ feet high, adorned with two skulls, crossed bones, and an hourglass. Mary Taylor, who passed away in 1724, has a headstone of similar height, featuring a skull, two coffins, and two hourglasses.
There is also a headstone for Thomas Taylor, which is now only about 1 foot above ground, displaying a shield, an anchor, and palm fronds. Lastly, Esther Taylor, who died in 1734, is commemorated with a headstone about 3 feet high, featuring a cornice head on scrolled shoulders and a cherub head.
Local climate
Group of 7 Headstones to Taylor Family About 5 Metres East of Church of St Nicholas 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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