Caslon Tomb in St Luke's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Islington local planning authority area, England. Funerary monument.
Caslon Tomb in St Luke's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- under-flagstone-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury MP: Emily Thornberry (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Funerary monument
- Address
- Caslon Tomb in St Luke's Churchyard, Old Street, EC1V 9NG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 323 823
- Coordinates
- 51.52494, -0.09392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Caslon tomb is a funerary monument located in St Luke's Churchyard, dating from the 18th century. It is a chest tomb made of painted Portland stone, featuring a ledger slab that may be made of Welsh limestone. The tomb is adorned with baluster-type pilasters and has sunken inscription panels. It is surrounded by contemporary railings that have spearhead finials and urns at the corners. The tomb commemorates William Caslon the Elder (1692-1766) and his son William Caslon (1720-1778), who were notable type founders, and a typeface is named after them.
Local climate
Caslon Tomb in St Luke's Churchyard 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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