Chest Tomb to John Colletson, About 30 Metres North of Church of St Lawrence 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 John Colletson, About 30 Metres North of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- grim-lime-bistre
- 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
- 51.03788, 0.50311
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to John Colletson, who died in 1703, located about 30 metres north of the Church of St Lawrence in Hawkhurst. The tomb also has an inscription on the reverse side for Constance, his wife, who died in the early 18th century. It features simple panelled sides, double ogee moulded corner piers, and a reverse ogee moulded top slab, with the base sunk into the ground.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to John Colletson, About 30 Metres North of Church of St Lawrence 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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