Tomb Chest 15 Metres North West of St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1991. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest 15 Metres North West of St Margaret's Church
- WRENN ID
- sombre-arch-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1991
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- TQ 740 680
- Coordinates
- 51.38514, 0.49942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, located 15 metres northwest of St Margaret's Church, dates from the early 19th century and is associated with members of the Nightingale family. It is made of limestone, likely with a brick core, and stands on a stone plinth. The chest features a running-dog frieze and panelled pilasters that contain an inverted torch, along with a moulded cap and plinth. The entire structure supports a much smaller panelled chest.
Local climate
Tomb Chest 15 Metres North West of St Margaret's Church 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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