Two Headstones 10 and 12 Metres East 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. Headstone.
Two Headstones 10 and 12 Metres East of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- watchful-mortar-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 756 294
- Coordinates
- 51.03758, 0.50372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two headstones located 10 and 12 metres east of the Church of St Lawrence are notable historical markers. The first headstone commemorates Thomas Mercer, who died in 1753. It stands about 3½ feet high and has been repaired with an iron strap. This headstone features a fine inscription and has a doubled round-headed top. The left panel displays a skull, while the right panel shows crossed bones, both linked by a foliate scroll. The second headstone, situated to the east, is approximately 2½ feet high and dates from the mid-18th century. Its inscription is now illegible, but it has scrolled shoulders leading to a segmental cornice, with an incised lozenge-decorated background and a well-executed swagged arms cartouche.
Local climate
Two Headstones 10 and 12 Metres East 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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