Monument to the Christie Family in St James Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. Monument. 4 related planning applications.
Monument to the Christie Family in St James Gardens
- WRENN ID
- peeling-footing-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1999
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to the Christie Family in St James Gardens, Hampstead Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 292 826
- Coordinates
- 51.52836, -0.13759
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Christie family is located in St James' Gardens and dates from the mid-19th century. It is a grey granite cross that stands on a square plinth, which features inscriptions on each side. The cross has four cross-bars with semicircular arms. This monument commemorates James Christie, who died in 1803 and was the founder of the auction house, along with several members of his family. It is a prominent feature within the gardens.
Local climate
Monument to the Christie Family in St James Gardens 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 95% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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