Monument in Yard of Former Church of St John the Baptist, Wallbrook is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Monument.

Monument in Yard of Former Church of St John the Baptist, Wallbrook

WRENN ID
wild-flagstone-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Monument
Address
Monument in Yard of Former Church of St John the Baptist, Wallbrook, Cloak Lane Ec4, City and County of the City of London
OS grid reference
TQ 325 809
Coordinates
51.51159, -0.09118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument located in the yard of the former Church of St John the Baptist in Wallbrook is dated 1884. It features a simple, classical design consisting of three stages on a stepped base, with angle pilasters. This monument marks the communal burial place of human remains that were unearthed when the District Railway was cut through part of the churchyard.

Local climate

Monument in Yard of Former Church of St John the Baptist, Wallbrook 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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