Pair of Chest Tombs 1 to 2 Metres South of West Tower 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.
Pair of Chest Tombs 1 to 2 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- eastward-finial-coral
- 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
- 51.03749, 0.50294
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a pair of chest tombs located 1 to 2 metres south of the west tower of the Church of St Lawrence in Hawkhurst. The tombs date from the mid-18th century and commemorate John Springett, who died in 1733, and possibly his wife. They are identical in design and are set on a double-stepped platform featuring an ogee-moulded base, double ogee-moulded corner piers, and an ogee-moulded top slab. Each tomb has simple inscription panels. These tombs are situated next to a railed chest tomb that is attached to the church, which is described in the main entry for the Church of St Lawrence.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs 1 to 2 Metres South of West Tower 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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