Tomb of William Sealy in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. A Palladian Tomb.
Tomb of William Sealy in St Mary's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- high-plaster-cedar
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green MP: Florence Eshalomi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 March 1981
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Palladian
- Address
- Tomb of William Sealy in St Mary's Churchyard, Lambeth Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 305 790
- Coordinates
- 51.49487, -0.12039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of William Sealy, located in St Mary's Churchyard, dates from around 1800 and is made of Coade stone. This square classical sarcophagus features a pediment on all four sides, along with angle pilasters and antefixae. Atop the tomb is a large urn surrounded by a twining serpent. William Sealy was a partner with Coade in the artificial-stone business.
Local climate
Tomb of William Sealy in St Mary's Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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