Edward Down Headstone About 13 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. A C17 Headstone.

Edward Down Headstone About 13 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
tangled-span-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TQ 679 416
Coordinates
51.14979, 0.4003
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is a headstone commemorating Edward Down, located about 13 meters south of the south transept of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of freestone. The headstone features a shouldered design with a rounded top and a plain border. The inscription is in capital letters, with the words overflowing the lines, marking the death of Edward Down in 1670. This headstone is an example of early memorials in a notable churchyard.

Local climate

Edward Down Headstone About 13 Metres South of the South Transept of the Church of All Saints receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Hooker Memorial Immediately West of the North Transept of the Church of All Saints Grade II 12 m
  2. Parish Church of All Saints Grade I 22 m
  3. Pair of Noakes headstones and railings in the south east corner of the churchyard of the Church of All Saints Grade II 31 m
  4. Richard Wells Headstone Immediately East of the North Transept of the Church of All Saints Grade II 32 m
  5. 2 Wimshurst Memorials Immediately East of the North Transept of the Church of All Saints Grade II 33 m
  6. Lychgate and Churchyard Walls to the Parish Church of All Saints Grade II 70 m
  7. Town Farm Oast Grade II 72 m
  8. The Old Vicarage Grade II* 82 m
  9. The Drinking Fountain Grade II 89 m
  10. Terry's Town Farm Cottage Town Farmhouse Grade II* 91 m