R101 Monument in Cardington Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1984. Monument. 1 related planning application.
R101 Monument in Cardington Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- shifting-wicket-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- R101 Monument in Cardington Cemetery, Bedford Road, MK44 3SS
- OS grid reference
- TL 085 479
- Coordinates
- 52.11953, -0.41635
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The R101 Monument in Cardington Cemetery is a Grade II listed structure commemorating the victims of the R101 airship disaster, whose remains are buried in a mass grave beneath it. Designed by Sir Albert Richardson and constructed between 1930 and 1931, the monument resembles a large stone tomb chest with a simple design, set on a three-tiered base. Fluted piers are positioned at each corner, and the side and end panels are framed by straightforward mouldings. The northwest end panel features the inscription: "Here lie the bodies of 48 officers and men who perished in the airship R101 at Beauvais, France, Oct. 5 1930." The side panels list the names of those who died, including Lord Thomson, the Air Minister, and Sir Sefton Brancker, the Air Vice Marshal. The southeast end panel is adorned with a carved Royal Air Force crest.
Local climate
R101 Monument in Cardington Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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