Monument to Robert Pegg in the General Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Derby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1997. A C19 Monument.

Monument to Robert Pegg in the General Cemetery

WRENN ID
half-ember-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Derby
Constituency
Derby North MP: Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 December 1997
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Robert Pegg in the General Cemetery, Uttoxeter New Road, City of Derby
OS grid reference
SK 341 358
Coordinates
52.91873, -1.49341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Robert Pegg, located in the General Cemetery, was erected in 1867. It is made of polished granite and ashlar, featuring cast iron railings. The monument has a square ashlar base adorned with ornate iron railings and prominent corner balusters. The base is grey and chamfered. Above it is a red block inscribed with the words: "To the memory of ROBERT PEGG Esq/ A Magistrate of this borough/ Born July 22nd 1801/ Died June 21st 1867". The left face of the monument is inscribed to his wife, SARAH. Above this is a large red granite column with a moulded grey base, ring, and capital, which is topped with a shallow red granite pyramid.

Local climate

Monument to Robert Pegg in the General Cemetery receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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