Tomb of Zachariah Darby and 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 Zachariah Darby and Railings in St Johns Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- wild-newel-gold
- 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 Zachariah Darby and Railings in St Johns Churchyard, Church Row
- OS grid reference
- TQ 262 855
- Coordinates
- 51.55479, -0.18054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Zachariah Darby, located in St John's Churchyard, is a chest tomb built around 1832. It is made of marble and has a rectangular shape resting on a stepped base. The tomb features clasping pilasters with incised decoration and is inscribed on the north side. Surrounding the tomb are attached cast-iron railings topped with torch flambe finials. This tomb forms a notable group with the nearby tomb of John Constable, Royal Academician.
Local climate
Tomb of Zachariah Darby and 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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