Monument to James and Mary Ireland About 4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1988. A Georgian Monument.
Monument to James and Mary Ireland About 4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- upper-window-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- TR 177 438
- Coordinates
- 51.15212, 1.11172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to James and Mary Ireland, located about 4 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Elham. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features an undulating top that is carved with three small skulls and two larger skulls, surrounded by foliage. There are twin inscription panels; the left side commemorates James Ireland, who died in 1763, while the right side is dedicated to Mary Ireland, who died in 1733.
Local climate
Monument to James and Mary Ireland About 4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% 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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