Monument to Henry Howell About 10 Metres South of Porch 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. Monument.
Monument to Henry Howell About 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- seventh-stair-pearl
- 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
- 51.13626, 1.03571
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to Henry Howell, located about 10 metres south of the porch of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features a shaped and scrolled top that is intricately carved with three skulls, two of which are foliated, while the central skull is accompanied by bones. The stone is divided vertically, with the left side left blank and the right side inscribed with details about Henry Howell, who died in 1754. There is also an inscription dedicated to his son across the bottom of the headstone.
Local climate
Monument to Henry Howell About 10 Metres South of Porch 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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