Wickersham headstone approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. A C18 Headstone.
Wickersham headstone approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- moated-stair-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Wickersham headstone approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22329, 0.33891
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wickersham headstone, dated 1794, is located approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary in Hadlow. This headstone commemorates John Wickersham and is made of sandstone. It features an upright slab that stands about 650mm high, with a shaped head that is carved in low relief, depicting a putti within a cartouche. The inscription begins with Gothic lettering, while the remainder is presented in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of John Wickersham in 1794.
Local climate
Wickersham headstone approximately 17 metres west of the tower of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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