Field Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church If St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Monument.
Field Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church If St Martin
- WRENN ID
- blind-span-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 511 390
- Coordinates
- 51.13056, 0.15948
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The field chest tomb, located approximately 25 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Martin, was erected in 1875 in memory of George and Susan Field. It is made of sandstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape. The tomb features Gothic-style panelled corner pilasters and concave corner panels on each side. The flat lid has moulded edges, and the tomb has a moulded base and a plain plinth. The lid is inscribed in plain capitals, noting the deaths of George Field in 1875 and his wife Sarah in 1869, while their children and other relatives are commemorated on the side panels. The chest tomb is enclosed by cast iron railings designed as simple Gothic arcades, which include large corner standards topped with crocketed finials.
Local climate
Field Chest Tomb Approximately 25 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church If 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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