Towner Jones Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Chest tomb.
Towner Jones Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- noble-lintel-thistle
- 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 511 390
- Coordinates
- 51.13075, 0.15941
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Towner Jones chest tomb, located approximately 12 meters northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Martin, is a Grade II listed structure dated 1811 in memory of William Towner Jones. This sandstone chest tomb has a rectangular shape and features moulded corner pilasters, plain panelled sides, and a flat lid with moulded edges. The base is also moulded, resting on a plain plinth. The lid is inscribed with Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, noting the death of William Towner Jones in 1811. The chest tomb is surrounded by plain railings that are set into the plinth, with the standards topped by bulbous finials.
Local climate
Towner Jones Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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