Pair of Cripps Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.
Pair of Cripps Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- graven-beam-wagtail
- 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 553 414
- Coordinates
- 51.15089, 0.2196
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of headstones, located approximately 12 meters southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, dates from the 18th century and 1821 and commemorates members of the Cripps family. Both headstones are upright sandstone slabs. The southern headstone is about 450 millimeters high and features a double curvilinear-shaped head, each side carved with cartouches that may represent symbols of trade. Below the head is a fielded panel inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the death of William Cripps, although the date is not visible and is likely from the late 18th century. The other headstone stands approximately 1.6 meters high and has a shaped head carved with a somewhat rustic depiction of Judgement Day, surrounded by scrolls. Its inscription begins in Gothic lettering and continues in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of Richard Cripps in 1821.
Local climate
Pair of Cripps Headstones Approximately 12 Metres South West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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