Monument to Lock Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1982. Monument.
Monument to Lock Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- WRENN ID
- turning-gateway-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1982
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Lock Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Church Lane, Ash-Cum-Ridley
- OS grid reference
- TQ 601 645
- Coordinates
- 51.35737, 0.29908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Lock family is located in the churchyard of the Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in New Ash Green. This late 18th-century chest tomb commemorates the Lock family of Darenth Court. It features circular plaques on the sides, which are flanked by wheat ear drops, and oval plaques at the ends. The corners are adorned with reeded pilasters. The entire structure is set on a two-stepped plinth and is surrounded by cast iron spear railings, which have urn finials at the corners.
Local climate
Monument to Lock Family in Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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