Carnel chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft 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. Chest tomb.
Carnel chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- standing-mantel-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Carnel chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 497
- Coordinates
- 51.22329, 0.33955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Carnel chest tomb, located approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft of the Church of St Mary, is likely from the 17th century and commemorates members of the Carnel family. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a plain rectangular shape with a very thick, soffit-moulded flat lid and a moulded base resting on a one-step plinth. The top of the lid is significantly weathered, and any inscription has eroded away. On the south side, three stone blocks are inscribed with Roman serif capitals. The top left block commemorates Constance Carnel, who died in 1714, while the adjacent block records the death of Thomas Carnel in 1718. The bottom left stone is worn, but the date 1717 is still partially legible.
Local climate
Carnel chest tomb approximately 2 metres north of the organ loft 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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