3 Wimshurst Headstones and 5 Bodystones About 10 Metres South East of the Porch 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. Headstone, bodystone.

3 Wimshurst Headstones and 5 Bodystones About 10 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
shifting-rafter-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Headstone, bodystone
OS grid reference
TQ 679 417
Coordinates
51.15037, 0.40023
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are three Wimshurst headstones and five bodystones located about 10 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of All Saints in Brenchley. These stones are made of freestone and date from the early 19th century. They form a family group in the northeast corner of the churchyard.

The two northern headstones are a matching pair with segmental tops and shouldered scrolled corners. Each features the eye of God carved at the top with rays descending from it, along with festoons carved in the corners. The inscriptions are depicted in an open book, carved in relief, with a swag of cloth below the inscription. The northernmost headstone commemorates Alexander Wimshurst, who died in 1805, while the next one honors Phoeby Wimshurst, who died in 1830. Each of these headstones has two associated bodystones.

The southern headstone is designed in the Gothick style, featuring three pointed arches at the top decorated with blind tracery. This headstone commemorates Hannah Wimshurst, who died in 1813, and has a bodystone to the east.

These stones create a cohesive group with two chest tombs located to the south, all set within an outstanding churchyard.

Local climate

3 Wimshurst Headstones and 5 Bodystones About 10 Metres South East of the Porch 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 lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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