Monument to Agnes Forsyth in Abney Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1997. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Monument to Agnes Forsyth in Abney Park Cemetery

WRENN ID
heavy-pavement-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1997
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Agnes Forsyth in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH
OS grid reference
TQ 335 866
Coordinates
51.56297, -0.07522
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument commemorates Agnes Forsyth and dates from 1861 to 1864. Built of pale yellow limestone, it stands on a base of red sandstone with granite colonnettes. A roundel depicting a young girl is set within a trefoil-headed arch, flanked by colonnettes, and is topped by a steeply pitched roof displaying arched decoration. The word "AGNES" is inscribed on the front. The reverse side includes a relief depicting Christ blessing children. The monument was designed and sculpted by James Forsyth, Agnes's father and a prominent sculptor of the mid-19th century. It serves as a moving example of a Victorian memorial to a young child.

Local climate

Monument to Agnes Forsyth in Abney Park Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 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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