Monument to Henry Richard 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.

Monument to Henry Richard in Abney Park Cemetery

WRENN ID
crumbling-fireplace-quill
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 Henry Richard in Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0LH
OS grid reference
TQ 333 866
Coordinates
51.56261, -0.07733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Henry Richard, located in Abney Park Cemetery, is a Grade II listed structure. It was erected in 1891 through public subscription in memory of Henry Richard (1812-1888), who was a Congregationalist minister, Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tidfil from 1868 to 1888, a notable anti-war campaigner, and a promoter of religious freedom. The monument is made of Portland stone and pink granite, featuring an arcaded chest with a ridged roof set on a three-stage base. A portrait medallion is positioned on the end arch, above his name, which is inscribed in capitals. The inscription is presented in both English and Welsh.

Local climate

Monument to Henry Richard 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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