Tomb of John Wesley in the Burial Ground of Wesley's Chapel is a Grade II* listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. A Georgian Tomb.

Tomb of John Wesley in the Burial Ground of Wesley's Chapel

WRENN ID
standing-entrance-quill
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Tomb
Period
Georgian
Address
Tomb of John Wesley in the Burial Ground of Wesley's Chapel, City Road
OS grid reference
TQ 328 822
Coordinates
51.52381, -0.08616
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of John Wesley, located in the burial ground of Wesley's Chapel, was built in 1791. It is a stone table tomb with curved apsidal ends, resting on two granite steps. The tomb is topped by a square plinth that supports an obelisk, which is further topped by an urn.

Local climate

Tomb of John Wesley in the Burial Ground of Wesley's Chapel 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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  1. Wesley's Chapel Grade I 29 m
  2. Chapel Keeper's House, Wesley's Chapel Grade II 50 m
  3. The Manse Grade II 63 m
  4. John Wesley's House and Attached Railings Grade I 66 m
  5. Statue of John Wesley in the Forecourt of Wesley's Chapel Grade II 69 m
  6. Wesley's Chapel Memorial to Susannah Wesley in the Forecourt Grade II 75 m
  7. Entrance Gates to Wesley's Chapel Grade II 79 m
  8. Gates to John Wesley's House Grade II 80 m
  9. Monument to Richard Price, East Enclosure Grade II 96 m
  10. Monument to Hugh Pugh, East Enclosure Grade II 99 m