Tomb of Robert Nelson in St George's Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Tomb.
Tomb of Robert Nelson in St George's Gardens
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1974
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Robert Nelson in St George's Gardens, Handel Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 305 824
- Coordinates
- 51.52621, -0.12009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Robert Nelson, who died in 1715, is a monument made of Portland stone. It features a gadrooned urn on a tall plinth and is enclosed by partly surviving wrought-iron railings. This tomb is situated on the south side of the former St George the Martyr burial ground. Nelson was the first person to be buried in this new cemetery, selecting this location to address the aversion people had to its use.
Local climate
Tomb of Robert Nelson in St George's 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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