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
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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