Row of 3 Headstones, About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Headstones.
Row of 3 Headstones, About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- solitary-grate-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- TQ 723 378
- Coordinates
- 51.11382, 0.4611
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of three headstones located about 20 meters northwest of the Church of St Mary, dating from around 1800 and associated with the Wilkins family. Each headstone is approximately 4 feet high and features distinctive designs. The first has swagged and moulded heads with a central sunburst that includes an open eye, an inscription panel shaped like a large open book, and a draped cloth with further inscriptions. It commemorates John (who died in 1807) and Sarah Collins (who died in 1809).
The second headstone also stands about 4 feet high and has a shaped head with three crudely executed incised roundels depicting Death with a scythe and hourglass, a winged female figure holding an open book, and an angel blowing a trumpet.
The third headstone is for Isaac Bates (who died in 1840) and his family. Made of black slate, it is about 4 feet high and showcases Greek Revival detailing, including reeded pilasters, a fluted cornice with a central panel, and a scalloped semi-circular head. This headstone is signed by Burgis of Cranbrook, making it notable for its unusual material and execution in the area.
Local climate
Row of 3 Headstones, About 20 Metres North West of Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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