Six Table Tombs and One Obelisk in Church of Saint of John the Baptist Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 2000. Tomb.
Six Table Tombs and One Obelisk in Church of Saint of John the Baptist Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- worn-lead-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 2000
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Six Table Tombs and One Obelisk in Church of Saint of John the Baptist Churchyard, Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury
- OS grid reference
- TQ 685 536
- Coordinates
- 51.25706, 0.41411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard of the Church of Saint John the Baptist contains six table tombs and one obelisk.
- The first table tomb, located by the south porch, has fluted corners and commemorates Mary Heolett, who died in 1813, and her son Robert Heolett, who died in 1812.
- The second table tomb, also by the south porch, features squared baluster corners and is dedicated to Robert Brattle, who died in 1795.
- The third table tomb, located by the south porch, is attributed to ? Sandell and dates from the early 18th century.
- The fourth table tomb, also by the south porch, is for William T?, dating from the 19th century.
- The fifth table tomb is situated at the east end of the church and dates from the early 18th century.
- The sixth table tomb, at the east end of the church, commemorates Henry Wood, who died in 1630.
- The obelisk is a truncated design supported by a square pedestal and is enclosed in iron railings. It commemorates Richard Crow, who died in 1807, and Frances Crow, who died in 1821, and is located by the east end of the church.
Local climate
Six Table Tombs and One Obelisk in Church of Saint of John the Baptist Churchyard receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 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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