Monument to Henry Rolfe About 18 Metres West 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 C18 Monument.
Monument to Henry Rolfe About 18 Metres West of Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- brooding-cobble-coral
- 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 176 438
- Coordinates
- 51.15223, 1.11142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating Henry Rolfe, located about 18 metres west of the tower of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The headstone features an undulating top, which is carved with a central coffin and spades, flanked by skulls and palm fronds. There are twin inscription panels; the left side is dedicated to Henry Rolfe, who died in 1753, while the right side is blank.
Local climate
Monument to Henry Rolfe About 18 Metres West 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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