West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Israel Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1993. Monument.
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Israel Thomas
- WRENN ID
- leaning-trefoil-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1993
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Israel Thomas, Norwood Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 322 720
- Coordinates
- 51.43236, -0.09835
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Israel Thomas is a pedestal monument located in West Norwood Memorial Park, dating from around 1842, with the designer unknown. It is constructed of stone and features a brick vault, showcasing an Egyptian Revival style. The monument has a square, stepped base and a pedestal with a coved base and battered sides. An inscribed plaque is present, along with a deep coved cornice that is supported by a winged scarab, leading to a stepped flat top.
Local climate
West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Israel Thomas 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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