Gibbon Monument Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Monument.
Gibbon Monument Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- dim-postern-thunder
- 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 626 429
- Coordinates
- 51.16301, 0.32462
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibbon Monument, dated 1846, is located approximately 16 meters northeast of the chancel of the Old Church of St Peter in Pembury. This monument commemorates Robert Gibbon, M.D. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a slate plaque. The monument has a square section that tapers, with panelled sides, a moulded cornice, and a moulded base. It is topped with an urn draped in fabric, all resting on a two-step plinth. The lower step includes sockets for iron railings. The slate plaque, which is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, records Robert Gibbon's death in 1846. As of 1989, the plaque has fallen off and now leans against the monument.
Local climate
Gibbon Monument Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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