Monument to Thomas and Hannah Miller, South Enclosure is a Grade II* listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2011. Monument.

Monument to Thomas and Hannah Miller, South Enclosure

WRENN ID
waning-cobalt-acorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 2011
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Thomas and Hannah Miller, South Enclosure, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
OS grid reference
TQ 327 822
Coordinates
51.52349, -0.08808
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Thomas and Hannah Miller is an early 18th-century headstone located in the south enclosure of Bunhill Fields Burial Ground. Made of Portland stone, it features a shield-shaped upright slab that flares at the base, topped with a shaped pediment. The front is intricately carved to resemble drapery, which hangs over a pair of projecting skulls on either side. Beneath the upper cornice, there is an amorino, or winged cherub's head, with folded wings. The inscription, designed to appear as if written on the drapery, honors the merchant Thomas Miller, who died in 1701, and his daughter Hannah, who passed away in 1723.

Bunhill Fields was established as a burial ground in 1665 and became a prominent Nonconformist cemetery due to its location just outside the City boundary and its independence from the Established Church. It is the final resting place of notable figures such as John Bunyan, Daniel Defoe, and William Blake. The cemetery was closed for burials in 1853, transformed into a public park in 1867, and underwent re-landscaping after war damage in 1964-1965.

The monument is designated at Grade II* for being an exceptional example of Baroque monumental sculpture, showcasing that Puritanism did not always reject aesthetic beauty. It holds group value with other listed tombs in the south enclosure within the Grade I registered Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.

Local climate

Monument to Thomas and Hannah Miller, South Enclosure sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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