Tomb of Abraham Smith Approximately 50 Metres East of West Gate Hammersmith Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. Tomb monument.
Tomb of Abraham Smith Approximately 50 Metres East of West Gate Hammersmith Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- peeling-finial-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 238 780
- Coordinates
- 51.48821, -0.21796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Abraham Smith, located approximately 50 metres east of the West Gate at Hammersmith Cemetery, is a tomb monument dating from around 1923, designed by C J Jordan & Son of Acton. It is made of white marble and features a tall, ornate cross atop a rubble-carved base. This base is surrounded by rectangular kerbing, with polygonal, bulbous capped finials at each corner. At the foot of the cross, there is a carved lean-to shelter that contains the figure of a gold prospector seated at a table, with a rifle resting against it. Digging tools are leaning against the exterior of the shelter. The inscription notes that "Abe Smith" was "for many years gold digger Mount Browne N.S.W."
Local climate
Tomb of Abraham Smith Approximately 50 Metres East of West Gate Hammersmith Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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