West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of William and Elizabeth Burges 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 William and Elizabeth Burges

WRENN ID
final-crypt-mint
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 William and Elizabeth Burges, Norwood Road Se27
OS grid reference
TQ 324 719
Coordinates
51.43151, -0.09645
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of William and Elizabeth Burges is located in West Norwood Memorial Park and dates from around 1855. It was designed by the architect William Burges for his mother, Elizabeth, who is buried there alongside him. The tomb is made of Portland stone and features a plain rectangular base with a coffin-shaped monument that has a pitched top adorned with a carved foliated cross. The tomb is recognized for its historic significance due to the fame of its architect.

Local climate

West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of William and Elizabeth Burges 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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