Larkin Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. A Georgian Headstone.
Larkin Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- eastward-sill-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- TQ 637 445
- Coordinates
- 51.17632, 0.34114
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Larkin headstone, dated 1769, is located approximately 9 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Thomas A Becket. This headstone commemorates Thomas Larkin and his wife. It is an upright sandstone slab that stands about 1 meter high and features a double shaped head. The left side of the head is inscribed with an hourglass, although the representation on the right side has worn off. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, divided into two columns above a prayer. The left column notes the death of Mrs. Larkin (her first name is illegible) in 1748, while the right column records the death of her husband Thomas in 1769.
Local climate
Larkin Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Thomas receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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