King family tomb 5 metres south-east of the chancel of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 2005. Tomb.
King family tomb 5 metres south-east of the chancel of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- tenth-nave-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 2005
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 740 200
- Coordinates
- 50.97471, -0.94686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King family tomb, located 5 metres south-east of the chancel of St Mary's Church, is a churchyard monument dating from around 1834. It is constructed of Portland stone in a classical style.
The tomb is a rectangular chest tomb resting on a moulded base, topped with a moulded cover slab. It features broad reeded tapering corner pilasters with caps and bases. The sides and ends are adorned with octagonal fielded panels that contain inscriptions.
This monument marks the resting place of George King, who died on 19th August 1834, and his wife Elizabeth, who passed away on 28th March 1861. It also commemorates Jessy, the wife of Fielder King, who died on 30th March 1845, and their youngest son, Charles King, who died on 30th September 1878 in Akyab, Burmah.
The tomb is a fine example of early 19th-century classical design and is situated in a churchyard that contains several other listed monuments.
Local climate
King family tomb 5 metres south-east of the chancel of St Mary's Church receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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