Monument to Isaac Watts in Abney Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hackney local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Monument. 1 related planning application.

Monument to Isaac Watts in Abney Park Cemetery

WRENN ID
fallen-pavement-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP: Ms Diane Abbott (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1975
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Isaac Watts in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH
OS grid reference
TQ 333 867
Coordinates
51.56365, -0.07743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Isaac Watts is located in Abney Park Cemetery and was created in 1845 by Edward H Bailey, a Royal Academician. It features a heroic-sized figure of Watts in academic robes, holding a book, which stands on a classical plinth above a tall, battered base. Surrounding the monument is a cast iron fence. The base is inscribed with a eulogy by Dr. Johnson, as well as a legend stating that the statue was erected by public subscription in 1845. Additionally, the life dates of the famous preacher, 1674-1748, are also inscribed on the monument.

Local climate

Monument to Isaac Watts 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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