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

West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Doctor William Marsden

WRENN ID
rusted-railing-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1981
Type
Monument
Address
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Doctor William Marsden, Norwood Road Se27
OS grid reference
TQ 323 720
Coordinates
51.43172, -0.09736
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Dr. William Marsden is located in West Norwood Memorial Park and dates from around 1867, with the designer unknown. It is a pedestal monument made of Portland stone, featuring a simple column on a plinth, which is inscribed. The urn that once topped the column is now missing. The grave slab is rectangular and hipped. Dr. William Marsden is noted for founding the Royal Free Hospital and the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital, which contributes to the historical significance of this monument.

Local climate

West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Doctor William Marsden 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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