Tomb of John Constable and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Tomb.

Tomb of John Constable and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard

WRENN ID
idle-tracery-burdock
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of John Constable and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard, Church Row
OS grid reference
TQ 262 855
Coordinates
51.5548, -0.1805
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of John Constable and his family, along with attached railings, is located in St John's Churchyard. This chest tomb, which sits above a brick vault, dates from the death of Constable's wife in 1828 and was restored in 1976. It is made of marble and has a rectangular shape on a stepped base. The tomb features clasping pilasters with incised enrichment and is inscribed on the north, east, and west sides in memory of John Constable, the painter, his wife Maria Elizabeth, and their seven children. Surrounding the tomb are attached cast-iron railings with urn finials. Historically, Constable rented summer lodgings in Hampstead starting in 1819 and established a permanent residence there in 1827 until his death in 1837. The high grade of this listing reflects Constable's importance to English painting and the significance of Hampstead and its heath in his work.

Local climate

Tomb of John Constable and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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