Row of 4 Sharp Chest Tombs Immediately South East of the Chancel of the Chapel of Ease of St Luke is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Tomb.
Row of 4 Sharp Chest Tombs Immediately South East of the Chancel of the Chapel of Ease of St Luke
- WRENN ID
- south-loft-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Row of 4 Sharp Chest Tombs Immediately South East of the Chancel of the Chapel of Ease of St Luke, Maidstone Road, Brenchley and Matfield
- OS grid reference
- TQ 653 408
- Coordinates
- 51.14291, 0.36298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of four chest tombs located immediately southeast of the chancel of the Chapel of Ease of St Luke. Three of the tombs date from the late 19th century, while one was made in 1937. They are constructed from freestone and feature coped tops. Each tomb is enclosed by elaborate iron railings that have two tiers of barleysugar horizontal rails, which are supported by ornamental standards topped with spear finials.
Local climate
Row of 4 Sharp Chest Tombs Immediately South East of the Chancel of the Chapel of Ease of St Luke 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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