Group of 4 Headstones About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1988. A Georgian Headstones.
Group of 4 Headstones About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- worn-joist-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Constituency
- East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1988
- Type
- Headstones
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- TR 369 653
- Coordinates
- 51.33769, 1.40111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four headstones located about 20 metres northwest of the Church of St. Laurence. The westernmost headstone is adjacent to railed tombs and has an illegible inscription. It stands about 3 feet high and features a Rocaille shouldered egg and tongue segmental cornice, adorned with a cherub's head in a sunburst. This headstone commemorates Elizabeth Woodcock, who died in 1723, and William, who died in 1755, both facing west.
The next headstone is also about 3 feet high, with cornice blocks to scrolled shoulders and a segmental cornice, featuring a cherub's head among clouds and foliage. This one marks the grave of Thomas Stace, who died in 1766.
The third headstone is approximately 2½ feet high, showcasing a Rocaille scalloped head with a winged cherub's head and trumpet, dedicated to Witten Stewart, dating from the mid-18th century.
The final headstone is about 2½ feet high as well, with a Rocaille shouldered head and cornice, featuring a winged cherub's head in a sunburst design.
Local climate
Group of 4 Headstones About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Laurence 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 greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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