West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of James William Gilbart 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 James William Gilbart
- WRENN ID
- idle-steel-moon
- 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 James William Gilbart, Norwood Road Se27
- OS grid reference
- TQ 320 722
- Coordinates
- 51.43346, -0.10116
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of James William Gilbart is located in West Norwood Memorial Park and dates from around 1836. Designed by Sir William Tite, this tall monument resembles a Decorated Gothic belfry and is made of Portland stone. It features a square, stepped base with inscribed panels that supports a square, buttressed tower. The tower has 2-light traceried openings, which are partly filled with panels of diaper pattern carved stone, and is topped with crocketed gables flanked by tall finials. Above this is a tall octagonal banded spire. The tomb is enclosed by grey granite pierced bollards with a thick cast iron cable running through them. Gilbart was notable for founding Joint Stock Banking and authored a significant book on banking; a carved squirrel on one of the gables alludes to his interests. Tite served as the architect for the London Westminster Bank, where Gilbart managed for many years. The monument is included in the register partly due to Gilbart's importance as the "father of British banking."
Local climate
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of James William Gilbart 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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