Monument to Mr Thomas Porter Circa 17 Yards South East of South Chapel of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1984. Monument.
Monument to Mr Thomas Porter Circa 17 Yards South East of South Chapel of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- turning-alcove-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent MP: Helen Whately (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 825 533
- Coordinates
- 51.24981, 0.61482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Mr. Thomas Porter is located approximately 17 yards southeast of the south chapel of the Church of St. Nicholas. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of stone, standing on a double-stepped stone base that features a lightly-moulded plinth and a corniced lid. The monument has fluted side panels and floral decorations at the corners of the inscribed area. At the top, it is surmounted by a swept, heavily gadrooned base with a corniced top, which includes an iron spike for additional ornamentation. This monument commemorates Mr. Thomas Porter, who passed away in 1784.
Local climate
Monument to Mr Thomas Porter Circa 17 Yards South East of South Chapel of Church of St Nicholas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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