Monument to John Griffen About 12 Metres South of Chancel 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. Monument.
Monument to John Griffen About 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- former-vault-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TR 177 438
- Coordinates
- 51.15203, 1.11207
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to John Griffen, located about 12 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features an undulating top with lobed ears and long straight sides. It is intricately carved with crossed bones and two skulls accompanied by spades. At the base of the top, there is a winged cherub's head holding a trumpet within a semi-circle. The inscription commemorates Mr. John Griffen, who died in 1726.
Local climate
Monument to John Griffen About 12 Metres South of Chancel 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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