Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres North of the Tower 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. Chest tomb.

Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres North of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
watchful-ember-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 August 1990
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
TQ 553 414
Coordinates
51.1513, 0.21951
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This group of four chest tombs, dated between 1830 and 1853, is located approximately 12 meters north of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. The largest tomb is a white marble monument commemorating John Scott, who died in 1842. It is designed as a sarcophagus on a two-step plinth, featuring large panels with moulded frames on the sides, and circular ends. The south side has an inscription in Roman serif capitals noting John Scott's death.

Nearby is the chest tomb of Sir Robert Shore Milne, who died in 1830. This rectangular white marble tomb has a flat lid with moulded edges and a chamfered plinth. The corners are adorned with plain clasping pilasters, and the sides are plain panelled. The south side is inscribed in Roman serif capitals, recording Sir Robert Shore Milne's death.

Another similar chest tomb is located slightly closer to the church, with a northern side panel inscribed in Roman serif capitals that commemorates William Mansfield Mons, who died in 1850, and his wife Elizabeth, who died in 1833. The fourth tomb is a sandstone chest tomb in Gothic style, dedicated to Marianne Tiche, who died in 1853. It features a ridged lid with moulded edges, a chamfered plinth, corner pilasters with Gothic panels, and sides with concave corner panels. The south side panel is inscribed in Roman serif capitals, recording Marianne Tiche's death.

Local climate

Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres North of the Tower 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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