Three Chest Tombs About 2 Metres East 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.
Three Chest Tombs About 2 Metres East of Church of St Lawrence
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- 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 756 294
- Coordinates
- 51.03754, 0.50356
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are three chest tombs located about 2 metres east of the Church of St Lawrence. The northernmost tomb dates from the early 18th century and is partially sunk into the ground, with only the reverse-ogee moulded top slab visible. The southernmost tomb, also from the early 18th century, features a stepped base, an ogee moulded plinth, raised and fielded side panels, corner piers, and a top slab made of basalt or slate with moulding. The central chest tomb is dedicated to John Baker and dates from the mid-18th century. It has a platform and an enriched chest with a moulded base, raised and fielded panels, urn-shaped corner piers, a gadrooned design, an egg and tongue cornice, and a moulded top slab that includes an inscribed arms cartouche.
Local climate
Three Chest Tombs About 2 Metres East 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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