Morley Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Chest tomb.
Morley Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- shifting-lime-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 553 414
- Coordinates
- 51.15093, 0.21966
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morley chest tomb, dated 1776, is located approximately 7 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. This rectangular sandstone chest tomb features large moulded baluster corners and a flat lid with moulded edges, resting on a moulded plinth. The sides are plain, while the south side is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, commemorating the death of Howard Morley in 1776.
Local climate
Morley Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Pair of Coyte Headstones Adjacent East Wall of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
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