Tomb Chest to Smithey T Spain About 30 Metres South West of Church of Ss Peter and Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1987. A C19 Tomb.
Tomb Chest to Smithey T Spain About 30 Metres South West of Church of Ss Peter and Paul
- WRENN ID
- unlit-glass-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TR 336 560
- Coordinates
- 51.25606, 1.34747
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tomb chest dedicated to Smithey T. Spain, who died in 1851. It is located about 30 metres southwest of the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The tomb chest is made of part rendered stone, which may be reconstituted stone. Originally, it was enclosed by a railing, but the rails are no longer present. The sides of the chest feature fluted pieces adorned with stylised shell ornaments, and the end panels display crossed palms. The top slab is moulded.
Local climate
Tomb Chest to Smithey T Spain About 30 Metres South West of Church of Ss Peter and Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% 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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