Beaufort Family Tomb, St John At Hackney Churchyard Gardens

The Beaufort Family Tomb is a chest tomb located in the St John at Hackney Churchyard Gardens. Made of Portland stone, the tomb features square angle pilasters with moulded capitals set on a shallow moulded base. It has re-cut inscription panels and a mid-20th century bronze plaque that highlights the significance of Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort. The tomb is topped with a ledger slab and serves as a monument to the Beaufort family. Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1856) was the Royal Naval Hydrographer from 1829 to 1855, and he created the Beaufort wind force scale, which was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1838 and is still used today to measure wind intensity. This mid-19th century tomb is of historic interest and has group value with the Grade II* Church of St. John at Hackney and other listed monuments in the churchyard.