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

Monument to Thomas Skevington in the General Cemetery

WRENN ID
dreaming-moat-raven
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 Thomas Skevington in the General Cemetery, Uttoxeter New Road, City of Derby
OS grid reference
SK 341 358
Coordinates
52.91909, -1.49367
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Thomas Skevington, located in the General Cemetery, was erected in 1877. It is made of Portland stone with polished red granite dressings and features cast iron elements. The monument has a square base consisting of four steps that support low coped walls, which are topped with ornate iron railings and corner piers adorned with red granite half spheres.

The square monument features red granite columns at each corner that support pointed arches, which are topped with gables. The south-west front is inscribed with the words: "In affectionate remembrance of THOMAS SKEVINGTON, who died July 17th 1877 aged 58, also of FELICIA wife of the above who died Nov 3rd 1885, aged 64 years." Other faces of the monument record the burials of Thomas Robert, son, who died in 1879, Maria, who died in 1880, John, who died in 1881, and Emma Maria, who died in 1926. Each gable is decorated with crockets and finials, and a square spire rises behind the gables.

Local climate

Monument to Thomas Skevington 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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