Monument to William Fukes About 1 1/2 Metres South West 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. Headstone.
Monument to William Fukes About 1 1/2 Metres South West of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hushed-groin-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TR 124 418
- Coordinates
- 51.13638, 1.03563
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating William Fukes, located about 1.5 metres south-west 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 a shaped top that is intricately carved with skulls, cross-bones, an hour-glass, and a book. It also honors Elizabeth, his wife, who died in 1747.
Local climate
Monument to William Fukes About 1 1/2 Metres South West 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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