Chest Tomb and 2 Headstones About 15 Metres East of Church of St Martin of Tours is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb and 2 Headstones About 15 Metres East of Church of St Martin of Tours
- WRENN ID
- open-granite-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TR 322 447
- Coordinates
- 51.15469, 1.31992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb and two headstones are located about 15 metres east of the Church of St. Martin of Tours in Guston. The chest tomb commemorates Lawrence Baker, who died in 1779, along with later burials. It is set on a moulded plinth and features heavy vase-like side pieces, raised and fielded panels, and a moulded top slab, although the original inscription has been partially covered by later inscriptions. The tomb is enclosed by a railing with spiked finials and urn-like elements.
One headstone is dedicated to John Guigon and May, dated 1772, standing about 3½ feet high. It has a broad segmental cornice head, scrolled shoulders, and displays a coat of arms with scrolls and palm fronds behind. The second headstone is for Elizabeth Prescott, who died in 1779, also about 3½ feet high, featuring a segmental head and decorative motifs of a cherub and drapery on a floriate base.
Local climate
Chest Tomb and 2 Headstones About 15 Metres East of Church of St Martin of Tours receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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