West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Sir William Cubitt is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. Tomb.

West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Sir William Cubitt

WRENN ID
silver-loft-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
Tomb
Address
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Sir William Cubitt, Norwood Road Se27
OS grid reference
TQ 324 720
Coordinates
51.43237, -0.09661
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Sir William Cubitt is located in West Norwood Memorial Park, dating from around 1861, with the designer unknown. It features a plain flat slab covering a brick vault, which is inscribed. Sir William Cubitt was a notable engineer who contributed to the construction of various canals, ports, and railways. He also served as the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, overseeing the construction of the Crystal Palace in 1851. The tomb is listed for its historical significance due to Sir William Cubitt's fame as an engineer.

Local climate

West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Sir William Cubitt sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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