Simmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel 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.
Simmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- quiet-slate-fen
- 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
- Simmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, TN11 0DB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 634 496
- Coordinates
- 51.22307, 0.33949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Simmons chest tomb, located approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1802 in memory of William Simmons. It is made of white marble set on a granite plinth. The chest features reeded corner pilasters, with each long side displaying a circular plaque that stands proud within a moulded frame, adorned with swags of nut-and-husk. The flat lid has moulded edges and a moulded base, resting on a two-step granite plinth. The northern plaque is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of William Simmons in 1802, while the southern plaque commemorates Ann Simmons, who died in 1823.
Local climate
Simmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel 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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