Monument to Peter Cooke About 6 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1987. Headstone.
Monument to Peter Cooke About 6 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- crooked-frieze-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 734 533
- Coordinates
- 51.25257, 0.48394
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone dedicated to Peter Cooke, a gentleman who died in 1707. It is located about 6 metres east of the south chapel of the Church of St. Mary in East Farleigh. The monument dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. It features a shaped double head that is intricately carved with a skull, crossed bones, and an hourglass.
Local climate
Monument to Peter Cooke About 6 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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