Monuments to Joseph Locke and Phoebe Mccreery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Monument.

Monuments to Joseph Locke and Phoebe Mccreery

WRENN ID
narrow-dormer-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 2001
Type
Monument
Address
Monuments to Joseph Locke and Phoebe Mccreery, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52803, -0.22434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monuments to Joseph Locke and Phoebe McCreery are a pair of tombs located in Kensal Green Cemetery. Joseph Locke, who died in 1860, and Phoebe McCreery, who died in 1849, are commemorated by two sarcophagi set on a grey granite base. The left sarcophagus, made of pink Peterhead granite, features a pointed inscription panel dedicated to Locke and was erected by his pupils in 1862. The right sarcophagus, crafted from Carrara marble and inspired by the tomb of Scipio Barbatus, honors John and Phoebe McCreery. Both sarcophagi are placed on a raised base with a paved surround, which is bordered by granite posts. An inscription on the base notes that it was "enlarged and restored by Sarah McCreery in 1870." Joseph Locke was a prominent railway engineer and later served as a Member of Parliament.

Local climate

Monuments to Joseph Locke and Phoebe Mccreery 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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