Tomb of William Purton 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 11 January 1999. Tomb.
Tomb of William Purton and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- quiet-remnant-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1999
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of William Purton and Family and Attached Railings in St Johns Churchyard, Church Row
- OS grid reference
- TQ 262 855
- Coordinates
- 51.55476, -0.18069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of William Purton and his family, along with attached railings, is located in St John's Churchyard and dates from around 1841. This table tomb is constructed of stone and is positioned against the churchyard boundary wall. It features inscribed tablets at the rear of an arcaded Gothic loggia, which has five openings with pointed hoodmoulds and foliar cusps above trefoil arches supported by columns. The loggia has a plain stone flat roof. Surrounding the tomb are cast-iron railings that include a central gate and decorative diaper and torch flambe finials, all set within a stone forecourt. Historically, William Purton was a close friend of the artist John Constable, who is buried just a short distance away.
Local climate
Tomb of William Purton 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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