Kelsley Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. Chest tomb.
Kelsley Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church
- WRENN ID
- silent-obsidian-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 303 244
- Coordinates
- 51.00471, -0.14319
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kelsley Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 5 metres south of the chancel of the church in Cuckfield. It dates from around 1792 or earlier and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a moulded base, a plain chest shape, and a moulded cornice topped with a flat slab. One of the inscription panels is illegible, while the other commemorates Sarah Kelsley, who died in 1792.
Local climate
Kelsley Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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