Monument to Mary Laker About 17 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1986. A C18 Monument.
Monument to Mary Laker About 17 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- grey-iron-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TR 124 418
- Coordinates
- 51.13622, 1.03564
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating Mary Laker, located about 17 metres south of the south-west corner of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features an eared and cambered top, which is intricately carved with a cherub's head and two skulls. It marks the burial of Mary Laker, who died in 1762.
Local climate
Monument to Mary Laker About 17 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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