Chest Tomb to Morland Family, About 10 Metres West of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Monument.
Chest Tomb to Morland Family, About 10 Metres West of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- muted-lintel-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1989
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 681 365
- Coordinates
- 51.10376, 0.40088
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 19th century, is located about 10 metres west of the Church of St. Mary. It features a double stepped base with a moulded plinth and vase-shaped corner piers. The top slab is moulded and inscribed with the family arms and an inscription that reads: "The monument of the Morland Family." The tomb is situated appropriately between the church and the Morlands' home at Court Lodge.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Morland Family, About 10 Metres West of Church of St Mary 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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