Tomb of Marshall Viscount Beresford, About 1 Metre South of Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Tomb/memorial.
Tomb of Marshall Viscount Beresford, About 1 Metre South of Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- lesser-grate-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Tomb/memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 700 351
- Coordinates
- 51.09074, 0.4269
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Marshall Viscount Beresford is located about 1 metre south of Christ Church on Goudhurst Church Road. It is a memorial for William, Viscount Beresford, who died in 1854, and Lady Louisa, who died in 1851. The tomb is made of stone and marble, featuring a large stepped base supporting two chests. The side panels are made of incised white marble, while the top slabs are adorned with raised crosses and bronze inscriptions. Originally, the tomb was covered by an elaborate superstructure, which was removed in 1923 for safety reasons.
Local climate
Tomb of Marshall Viscount Beresford, About 1 Metre South of Christ Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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