Lady Catherine Stewart Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1986. Monument.

Lady Catherine Stewart Monument

WRENN ID
north-facade-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 December 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Lady Catherine Stewart Monument, Hardinge Avenue, Southborough
OS grid reference
TQ 570 431
Coordinates
51.16622, 0.245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lady Catherine Stewart Monument is a marble structure erected in 1812 to commemorate Lady Catherine Stewart, who was the sister of Lord Darnley and the wife of Brigadier-General Stewart, later Marquis of Londonderry. The monument features a diagonally-fluted cylindrical column with a turned base, which is mounted on a square plinth. A plain band encircles the middle of the column, displaying various carved rhymed inscriptions. At the top, the column is crowned with a flattish urn set on a square base. The monument is enclosed by a surround of heavy railings, with individual poles that are square in section and topped with forged arrow-head points, while the corner uprights are of a larger section. The surround includes a gate. For further details, see Colbran's 'Guide to Tunbridge Wells', published in 1840.

Local climate

Lady Catherine Stewart Monument 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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