Illegible chest tomb approximately 17 metres west 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. A C19 Monument.
Illegible chest tomb approximately 17 metres west south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- third-cupola-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Illegible chest tomb approximately 17 metres west south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22317, 0.33893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located approximately 17 meters west-southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary, likely dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a white marble lid. The tomb has a rectangular shape with diagonal buttresses designed as inverted fluted consoles. The flat lid has moulded edges and corner projections that are fluted, tapering down to the buttresses. The sides of the tomb include fielded panels, with the two long sides separated by fluted pilasters. It has a moulded base and a one-step plinth, which includes sockets for iron area railings. The lid bears a very worn inscription that is mostly illegible except in perfect lighting conditions.
Local climate
Illegible chest tomb approximately 17 metres west 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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