Stephen Monkton Memorial and Railings About 20 Metres South East of the Chancel of the Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Memorial.
Stephen Monkton Memorial and Railings About 20 Metres South East of the Chancel of the Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- errant-finial-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 680 416
- Coordinates
- 51.14986, 0.4007
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stephen Monkton memorial and railings are located about 20 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of All Saints in Brenchley. This late 18th-century monument features an urn on a pedestal made of Portland stone, accompanied by cast iron railings. The pedestal is tapering, with a moulded base, and is topped with an urn that has guilloche ornamentation. The railings consist of square section verticals with elaborate finials and columnar corner standards adorned with tall spike finials. An inscription panel on the east side commemorates Stephen Monkton. This is a high-quality monument situated in an outstanding churchyard.
Local climate
Stephen Monkton Memorial and Railings About 20 Metres South East of the Chancel of the Church of All Saints receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% 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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