Headstone 15 Metres South West of West Door of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Swale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1986. A C18 Headstone.
Headstone 15 Metres South West of West Door of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-footing-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swale
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent MP: Helen Whately (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 964 565
- Coordinates
- 51.27412, 0.81573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone from the 18th century, located 15 metres south-west of the west door of the Church of St. Mary. Made of stone, it commemorates Mary Tanner, who died in 1717. The headstone stands two feet high and features a double curved head, intricately carved with two death's heads separated by crossed bones.
Local climate
Headstone 15 Metres South West of West Door of Church of St Mary 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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- 4 Headstone to Mary Taylor St Marys Church
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