Two Chest Tombs to William and Edmund Gibbs About 3 and 10 Metres South of Elmstone Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Chest tomb.
Two Chest Tombs to William and Edmund Gibbs About 3 and 10 Metres South of Elmstone Church
- WRENN ID
- gentle-buttress-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TR 261 602
- Coordinates
- 51.29667, 1.24256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located about 3 and 10 metres south of Elmstone Church, dedicated to William and Edmund Gibbs. The tomb for William Gibbs, who died in 1763, features a moulded stone base and is constructed from brick, standing about 3 feet high with a stone top slab that has an inscription and the Gibbs Coat of Arms. The tomb for Edmund Gibbs, who died in 1727, is made of brick and is about 1 foot high, topped with stone and also bears an inscription along with the Gibbs Arms.
Local climate
Two Chest Tombs to William and Edmund Gibbs About 3 and 10 Metres South of Elmstone Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- 1 Headstone to Edmund Gibbs, About 1 Metre South of Nave of Elmstone Church
- 2 3 Chest Tombs of the Gibbs Family Approximately 7 Metres South of South Doorway at St George's Church
- 3 2 Gibbs Memorials About 25 Yards South of South Porch of St Marys Church
- 4 Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 5 Group of 3 Monuments to the Gibbs Family in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the Great
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