Nesbitt Memorial Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Vestry 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. Memorial.
Nesbitt Memorial Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- secret-mantel-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 553 414
- Coordinates
- 51.15134, 0.22027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nesbitt Memorial, dated 1807, is located approximately 16 meters northeast of the vestry of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Speldhurst. This memorial commemorates William Andrew Nesbitt and is signed by Coade. It is made of coadestone on brick and features a relatively large rectangular pedestal with a cornice decorated with bay leaf ornamentation. Each end of the pedestal is adorned with swags of material, while the sides have rectangular panels flanked by inverted torches. At the top, there is a large lamp with a fluted base from which flames rise. The memorial stands on a one-step plinth that includes sockets from area railings. The south side is inscribed in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, recording the deaths of William Nesbitt in 1807 and his daughter Marianne in 1806.
Local climate
Nesbitt Memorial Approximately 16 Metres North East of the Vestry 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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