Anonymous Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres West 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. Tomb.
Anonymous Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres West of the Tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- winding-vault-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 553 414
- Coordinates
- 51.15107, 0.21953
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an anonymous chest tomb from the 18th century, located approximately 3 meters west of the tower of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Speldhurst. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and has a rectangular shape with plain inset corners. Its sides feature fielded panels, and it has a flat lid with moulded edges and a moulded base. Any inscription that may have been present has worn away over time.
Local climate
Anonymous Chest Tomb Approximately 3 Metres West 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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