Porter chest tomb approximately 20 metres south south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. Tomb.
Porter chest tomb approximately 20 metres south south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- secret-niche-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Porter chest tomb approximately 20 metres south south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22311, 0.33884
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Porter chest tomb, located approximately 20 metres south-southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1811, commemorating John Porter. It is made of limestone ashlar and features fluted clasping pilasters, with one panel on each side framed with moulding. The tomb has a flat lid with moulded edges, a moulded base, and a two-step plinth. Three sides of the tomb are inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering. The north side notes the deaths of John Porter in 1811 and his wife Sophia in 1845, while the eastern and southern faces record the deaths of other family members.
Local climate
Porter chest tomb approximately 20 metres south south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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