Railed Tomb and Headstone About 40 Metres North 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. Tomb.
Railed Tomb and Headstone About 40 Metres North of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Constituency
- East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TR 370 653
- Coordinates
- 51.33777, 1.40177
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a railed chest tomb and headstone located about 40 metres north of the Church of St. Laurence. The tomb, dating from the early 19th century, features raised panelled sides with chamfered corners, incised corner piers, and a moulded top slab. It is surrounded by crescent-headed rails with urn finial baluster principals. The tomb commemorates Francis Lowe, who died in 1776. The headstone stands approximately 3 and a half feet high and includes a long salutary inscription. It is designed with Rocaille scalloped shoulders, a scrolled egg and tongue cornice, scallop detailing, and a winged cherub head set within a sunburst.
Local climate
Railed Tomb and Headstone About 40 Metres North 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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