Gunther Tomb, About 50 Metres West 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.
Gunther Tomb, About 50 Metres West of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- pitched-tower-fen
- 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
- 51.03756, 0.50223
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gunther Tomb, located about 50 metres west of the Church of St Lawrence, is a Grade II listed chest tomb belonging to the Gunther family. It dates from the early 20th century and was originally situated on a railed platform. The tomb follows an 18th-century design but features many decorative enhancements. It has lugged and eared side panels adorned with bead and reel moulding, urn-shaped corner piers decorated with acanthus leaves, and end panels that display an elaborate arms cartouche. The top slab is moulded, and the tomb includes inscriptions dedicated to various members of the Gunther family, starting from 1890, with C E Gunther of Tongswood having acquired it in 1902.
Local climate
Gunther Tomb, About 50 Metres West 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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