Chest Tomb to George West, About 15 Metres West of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to George West, About 15 Metres West of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- eastward-bastion-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 755 294
- Coordinates
- 51.03751, 0.5026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb is dedicated to George West, who died in 1803, and is located about 15 metres west of the Church of St Laurence. It is made of stone and features an originally railed platform that supports the chest. The tomb has a moulded base, fluted urn-shaped corner piers, and raised and fielded side panels with chamfered corners. The top slab is also moulded.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to George West, About 15 Metres West of Church of St Laurence receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% 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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