Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.

Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
waning-frieze-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
TQ 553 414
Coordinates
51.15087, 0.21959
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gossum headstone, dated 1721, is located approximately 12 meters southwest of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Speldhurst. This headstone commemorates Richard Gossum and is made of upright sandstone, standing about 1.5 meters high. The top of the headstone is shaped and features a carved depiction of the Good Samaritan story, surrounded by scrolls that follow the outline of the head. Below this carving, the inscription is presented in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, detailing the death of Richard Gossum in 1721. The grave also includes a pair of body stones and footstones, with the footstones inscribed with the initials BG and AG.

Local climate

Gossum headstone approximately 12m south west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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