Pair of Chest Tombs of Cole Family, About 20 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Chest tombs.
Pair of Chest Tombs of Cole Family, About 20 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- low-quartz-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1989
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- TQ 704 380
- Coordinates
- 51.11672, 0.43332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pair of chest tombs belonging to the Cole family are located about 20 meters southeast of the Church of St. Margaret. These tombs are set on a single raised stone platform, which was originally surrounded by a railing. Both tombs date from the late 18th century.
The northern tomb features a double stepped base with a moulded plinth and urn-shaped corner piers that have gadrooned designs and fluted stems. It includes raised and fielded inscription panels, with the corners chamfered and decorated with scalloped enrichment. The moulded top slab is inscribed and displays a Coat of Arms.
The southern tomb is slightly older in style, resting on a stepped base with a moulded plinth and similar urn-shaped corner piers with a gadrooned bowl. It also has raised and fielded inscription panels, chamfered corners, and a moulded top slab that is inscribed and bears a Coat of Arms.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs of Cole Family, About 20 Metres South East of Church of St Margaret 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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