Chest Tomb 1 1/2 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Monument.
Chest Tomb 1 1/2 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
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- 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 565 431
- Coordinates
- 51.16656, 0.23721
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located 1.5 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St Lawrence, is likely from the 17th century. It is made of freestone and features a rectangular shape with a moulded oversailing lid. The tomb has boldly-cut engaged corner balusters and a moulded plinth. The inscription on the tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb 1 1/2 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Lawrence 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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Similar buildings
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- 1 Chest tomb approximately 15m south of porch of Church of St Lawrence
- 2 Gearing Monument, About 3 1/2 Metres South East of South Door in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
- 3 Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave and 6 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Lawrence
- 4 Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard and 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Lawrence
- 5 Unidentified Monument, About 10 1/2 Metres East of South East Chancel Buttress in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
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