Dix Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Nave of the Old Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.
Dix Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Nave of the Old Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- turning-pilaster-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 626 429
- Coordinates
- 51.16275, 0.3242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dix headstone, located approximately 7 metres south of the nave of the Old Church of St Peter, is a headstone dated 1783 in memory of Mary Dix. This upright sandstone slab stands about 1.75 metres high. The shaped head features carved scrolls surrounding an oval panel, which is adorned with a winged hourglass above a skull and fronds below. The inscription is in Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, including some italics, and it records the death of Mary Dix in 1783.
Local climate
Dix Headstone Approximately 7 Metres South of the Nave of the Old Church of St Peter receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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