Tomb of Lady Sanderson in the Grounds of My Lady's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1990. Tomb.
Tomb of Lady Sanderson in the Grounds of My Lady's Cottage
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Lady Sanderson in the Grounds of My Lady's Cottage, Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- OS grid reference
- TQ 790 386
- Coordinates
- 51.119, 0.55645
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Lady Sanderson, located in the grounds of My Lady's Cottage, is a chest tomb dating from around 1817, created by Mason Richardson of Tunbridge Wells. It features a tapering diagonally fluted sarcophagus topped with a pyramidal roof, which is adorned with an oval flaming urn and end scrolls, supported by four piers. The tomb is accessed by three stone steps, which were originally railed. Each end of the tomb has circular medallions, and there are rectangular panels on each side inscribed with the following text: "Within this vault lie the remains of Lady Sanderson widow of the late Sir James Sanderson Bart by her 1st husband and of the Revd William Huntington S.S by her second. Born August 4th 1765 died in the Lord, November 9th 1817. I will never leave thee nor forsake thee - Her son and daughter who sorrow rejoicing have erected this monument." Lady Sanderson was married to the notable non-conformist preacher William Hunt, who later became known as Huntington. He began his preaching career while working as a coal heaver and referred to himself as a 'Saved Sinner', abbreviated as S.S., since he was denied the more prestigious title of Doctor of Divinity. After Hunt's death in 1812, Lady Sanderson lived at My Lady's Cottage and requested to be buried in the apple orchard there.
Local climate
Tomb of Lady Sanderson in the Grounds of My Lady's Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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