Chest Tomb to Thomas Tomson and Headstone to Anne Tomson, South of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1988. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Thomas Tomson and Headstone to Anne Tomson, South of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- fallen-flue-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Constituency
- East Thanet MP: Ms Polly Billington (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb to Thomas Tomson and Headstone to Anne Tomson, South of Church of St Laurence, High Street, Ramsgate
- OS grid reference
- TR 370 653
- Coordinates
- 51.33739, 1.40169
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to Thomas Tomson and headstone to Anne Tomson is located south of the Church of St. Laurence. Thomas Tomson died in 1761. The chest tomb is made of stock brick and features a heavy, rough-faced marble top slab. On the north side, there is a plaque adorned with cherubs and foliage, along with an oval inscription that reads: "Thomas Tomson M.D. OB. 27th Jan. 1761." Adjacent to the east is the headstone of his wife, Ann, who died on 9th June 1761. This headstone stands about 3 and a half feet high and has Rocaille scrolled shoulders, a scrolled egg and tongue cornice, and a winged cherub head set in a sunburst design.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Thomas Tomson and Headstone to Anne Tomson, South of Church of St Laurence 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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