Group of 6 Headstones South of Chancel 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. Headstone.
Group of 6 Headstones South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- woven-loft-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Constituency
- East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1988
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Group of 6 Headstones South of Chancel of Church of St Laurence, High Street, Ramsgate
- OS grid reference
- TR 370 652
- Coordinates
- 51.33734, 1.40183
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six headstones located south of the chancel of the Church of St. Laurence. The headstones commemorate various individuals and date from the early 18th century to the mid-18th century.
The first headstone is for William Dear, who died in 1719. It stands about 2 feet high and features a crudely scrolled head with simple lilies and an hourglass design. The second headstone is for Robert Long, who died in 1723, and is approximately 3 feet high, displaying similar motifs but is damaged.
The third headstone commemorates William Curling, who died in 1725. It is about 3 feet high and has Rocaille scrolled shoulders, a broken outline, cherub heads, and sunburst motifs. The fourth headstone is for Esther and John Curling, who died in 1730. This one is about 2.5 feet high, with a double segmental head featuring two skulls in a filleted surround.
The fifth headstone is for Moses Read, who died in 1743. It stands about 3 feet high and has foliate scrolled shoulders, a pediment-shaped cornice with a cherub's head, and swirling clouds. Finally, the sixth headstone commemorates William Darling, who died in 1753. It is approximately 3.5 feet high, with a plaque featuring festooned sides, foliate scrolled shoulders, a scrolled egg and tongue cornice, and cherub heads in a sunburst design.
Local climate
Group of 6 Headstones South of Chancel 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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