Tomb of A J Beresford Hope, About 1 Metre South West of Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Tomb/monument.
Tomb of A J Beresford Hope, About 1 Metre South West of Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- odd-moulding-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Tomb/monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 700 351
- Coordinates
- 51.0908, 0.42676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of A J Beresford-Hope, located about 1 metre south west of Christ Church, is a monument dedicated to A J Beresford-Hope and Mildred Beresford-Hope, who died in 1887 and 1881 respectively. Designed by Carpenter and Ingelow in 1882, the tomb is made of freestone and granite, featuring an iron screen. It has a moulded stone base with two identical moulded granite chests, each topped with bronze inscriptions. The granite screen on the west side includes metal details and consists of two tiers of buttressed and traceried panels adorned with shields and saints, as well as a large central mandorla depicting Christ in majesty. This mandorla is topped with an ogee-shaped head and a rosy cross finial, which features a small painted portrait, possibly of Christ. The rear of the screen displays a medallion relief of Mildred Beresford-Hope as a young early Victorian woman.
Local climate
Tomb of A J Beresford Hope, About 1 Metre South West of Christ Church 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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