Railed Tomb of Austen Family, About 4 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Tomb.
Railed Tomb of Austen Family, About 4 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- north-ledge-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 703 380
- Coordinates
- 51.11683, 0.4328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The railed tomb of the Austen family, dating from the mid-19th century, is located about 4 metres south-west of the Church of St Margaret. It features a cast iron enclosure with rails designed into open panels, each containing four quatrefoils with the letter A. Above and below these panels are ball and bar friezes, supported by iron-twist principals. The tomb includes a two-leaf gate on the east side. The chest tomb is set on a high pedestal and has a moulded base, fluted pilasters at the corners and centre of the long sides, a cornice, and a scrolled sarcophagus top slab.
Local climate
Railed Tomb of Austen Family, About 4 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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