Simmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave 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. Headstone.
Simmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ghost-rubble-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Simmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 496
- Coordinates
- 51.22298, 0.3392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Simmons headstone, located approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1763 in memory of Robert Simmons. This headstone is made of sandstone and features an upright slab that stands about 750mm tall. The top of the slab is shaped and carved in low relief with a winged cherub head. The inscription is done in neat Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, including some italics, and commemorates the death of 6-year-old Robert Simmons.
Local climate
Simmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave 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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