Remains of Old Church of St Mary in Garden of Rest is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Church remains.

Remains of Old Church of St Mary in Garden of Rest

WRENN ID
dusted-stair-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Constituency
Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Church remains
Address
Remains of Old Church of St Mary in Garden of Rest, Woodstock Lane North
OS grid reference
TQ 172 658
Coordinates
51.37987, -0.31692
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of the old Church of St. Mary are located in the Garden of Rest in Long Ditton. The structure dates from the 17th and 18th centuries and features stone tomb slabs alongside 18th and 20th-century brick walling, which is approximately 2½ feet high and arranged in a cruciform plan. The remains measure 70 feet in length and 45 feet in width. The east end wall has been built up to serve as a war memorial, and there is a small iron railing with an arched gate at the west end.

Local climate

Remains of Old Church of St Mary in Garden of Rest sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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