Railed Chest Tomb of Twort Family, About 10 Metres South of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Tomb.
Railed Chest Tomb of Twort Family, About 10 Metres South of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- tenth-alcove-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 703 380
- Coordinates
- 51.11678, 0.43302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railed chest tomb of the Twort family, located about 10 metres south of the Church of St. Margaret, dates from around 1800. It is dedicated to Richard Tyler Twort and his family. The tomb features wrought iron railings with spearhead finials and urn finialed principals. It is a high-quality chest tomb with a double moulded stepped base leading to a moulded plinth. The corner piers are adorned with flaming urns, and there are swagged oval inscription panels along with a moulded and inscribed top slab.
Local climate
Railed Chest Tomb of Twort Family, About 10 Metres South of Church of St Margaret 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.
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