Two Railed Chest Tombs About 15 Metres South West of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Tomb.

Two Railed Chest Tombs About 15 Metres South West of Church of St Lawrence

WRENN ID
third-rood-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1989
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
TQ 755 294
Coordinates
51.03738, 0.50274
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two railed chest tombs located about 15 metres south west of the Church of St Lawrence. The first tomb is for Mary Collingwood, who died in 1840. It is sarcophagus-shaped and features splayed fluted corner piers and raised inscription panels, topped with a stepped slab. The enclosure has a fleur-de-lys design and is supported by principals with urn finials. The second tomb is identical and commemorates Louisa Brode Springett, who died in 1842, along with a matching railed surround.

Local climate

Two Railed Chest Tombs About 15 Metres South West of Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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